[OCG] Raging Tempest Rulings

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RATE-JP001 Dragoncalling Magician

Q: I activate the effect of Dragoncalling Magician that treats it as a Dragon-Type monster until the end of this turn. If Skill Drain is then activated, and the effects of Dragoncalling Magician are negated, what happens to its Type? A: If Dragoncalling Magician is treated as a Dragon-Type monster by its own effect, and then its effects are negated by Skill Drain, it becomes its original Spellcaster-Type.

Q: 2 copies of Dragoncalling Magician in my Monster Zone are used as Fusion Materials to Fusion Summon a Starve Venom Fusion Dragon. In this case, how will the gained effect that makes its ATK double its original ATK during the Damage Step apply? A: Even if 2 copies of Dragoncalling Magician are used as Fusion, Synchro, or Xyz Materials for a Summon, since the ATK change due to its effect is not treated as the monster’s new original ATK, the result is no different than when only 1 copy of Dragoncalling Magician is used as Fusion, Synchro, or Xyz Material. (In this scenario, the ATK of Starve Venom Fusion Dragon will be 5600 during the Damage Step when it battles a Dragon-Type monster.)

Q: If I activate the Pendulum Effect of Performapal Return Tantan and return a Performapal Dag Daggerman in my Monster Zone to my hand, what happens? A: If the Pendulum Effect of Performapal Return Tantan returns a “Performapal” Pendulum Monster to your hand, you cannot activate cards or effects with the same name for the rest of the turn. In this scenario, you can Normal or Special Summon Performapal Dag Daggerman as a monster and attack with it normally, but you cannot activate the monster effect of Performapal Dag Daggerman, not activate it in the Pendulum Zone as a Spell Card. Also, if there is already a Performapal Dag Daggerman in your other Pendulum Zone, you cannot activate its Pendulum Effect.

Q: I Pendulum Summoned a Performapal Dag Daggerman this turn. Upon its Special Summon, my opponent activated Book of Moon and changed Performapal Dag Daggerman to face-down Defense Position. If Performapal Dag Daggerman is flipped face-up again this turn, can I activate its monster effect? A: As in this scenario, if you successfully Pendulum Summon Performapal Dag Daggerman, but then it is changed to face-down Defense Position and then flipped face-up again, you will not be able to activate its monster effect this turn.

Q: When my Performapal Laugh Maker declares an attack on an opponent’s monster, my opponent activates Magic Cylinder. In this case, can I chain the effect of Performapal Laugh Maker that increases its ATK to my opponent’s Magic Cylinder? A: The effect of Performapal Laugh Maker is an optional Trigger Effect that you can activate when it declares an attack. In this scenario, you will decide first whether or not to activate the effect of Performapal Laugh Maker as Chain Link 1, then your opponent can activate Magic Cylinder as Chain Link 2. Therefore, if you did not activate the effect of Performapal Laugh Maker as Chain Link 1, and your opponent activates Magic Cylinder as Chain Link 1 instead, you cannot activate the effect of Performapal Laugh Maker as Chain Link 2.

Q: When the effect of Destiny HERO – Dynamiteguy is activated during damage calculation and inflicts damage to both players, can I activate the effect of Speedroid OMKGum that Special Summons it from my hand? A: As in this scenario, even if both players take damage at the same time by the effect of a card such as Destiny HERO – Dynamiteguy, since you took damage during the Battle Phase, you can activate the effect of Speedroid OMKGum that Special Summons it from your hand.

Q: During the Battle Phase, my opponent activates Just Desserts as Chain Link 1 and Secret Barrel as Chain Link 2. If there are multiple copies of Speedroid OMKGum in my hand, can I activate their effects that Special Summon them? A: The effect of Speedroid OMKGum that Special Summons it from your hand is a Trigger Effect activated when you take damage during a Battle Phase. In this scenario, after resolving the Chain with Just Desserts and Secret Barrel, you can only activate the effect of Speedroid OMKGum as Chain Link 1. (Even if there are multiple copies of Speedroid OMKGum in your hand, you cannot activate the effects of each one on the same Chain.)

Q: Speedroid OMKGum and Speedroid Bamboo Horse are used as Synchro Materials for the Synchro Summon of Hi-Speedroid Chanbara. In this case, when I activate the effect of Speedroid OMKGum that sends the top card of my Deck to the Graveyard, if my opponent chains Macro Cosmos, how does the effect resolve? A: In this scenario, the effect of Speedroid OMKGum will resolve while the effect of Macro Cosmos is applying. In that case, when you send the top card of your Deck to the Graveyard, it will be banished instead. Even if it was a “Speedroid” monster, you cannot apply the part of the effect that increases the Synchro Monster’s ATK by 1000.

Q: Speedroid OMKGum and Speedroid Ohajikid are used as Synchro Materials for the Synchro Summon of Hi-Speedroid Puzzle. In this case, when I activate the effect of Speedroid OMKGum that sends the top card of my Deck to the Graveyard, if my opponent chains Torrential Tribute, how does the effect resolve? A: In this scenario, the effect of the chained Torrential Tribute will destroy Hi-Speedroid Puzzle, but the effect of Speedroid OMKGum will still send the top card of your Deck to the Graveyard. Even if it was a “Speedroid” monster, you cannot apply the part of the effect that increases the Synchro Monster’s ATK by 1000.

Q: I activate the effect of Wind Witch – Ice Bell that Special Summons it from my hand, and Wind Witch – Ice Bell itself is Special Summoned, but I choose not to Special Summon a “Wind Witch” monster from my Deck. In this case, will the part of the effect that prevents me from Special Summoning monsters from my Extra Deck this turn, other than Level 5 or higher WIND monsters, still apply? A: When you resolve the effect of Wind Witch – Ice Bell, even if you complete the resolution after Wind Witch – Ice Bell is Special Summoned from your hand, the part of the effect that prevents you from Special Summoning monsters from your Extra Deck is applied normally.

Q: 2 copies of Wind Witch – Ice Bell are the only face-up monsters on my field. In this situation, I activate the effect of Wind Witch – Snow Bell that Special Summons it from my hand. If my opponent chains Book of Moon, and one of the face-up copies of Wind Witch – Ice Bell on my field is changed to face-down Defense Position, how does the effect of Wind Witch – Snow Bell resolve? A: As in this scenario, even if you have 2 or less WIND monsters on your field when resolving the effect of Wind Witch – Snow Bell in your hand, the effect resolves normally and Wind Witch – Snow Bell is Special Summoned.

Q: I use 2 copies of Wind Witch – Ice Bell and 1 Wind Witch – Snow Bell as Synchro Materials to Synchro Summon a Wind Witch – Winter Bell. Then, if my opponent activates Skill Drain so that the effects of Wind Witch – Winter Bell are negated, will the effect of Wind Witch – Snow Bell that prevents Wind Witch – Winter Bell from being destroyed by my opponent’s card effects still apply? A: If Wind Witch – Snow Bell is used as a Synchro Material monster for a WIND Synchro Monster, its effect prevents that Synchro Monster (in this case, your Wind Witch – Winter Bell) from being destroyed by your opponent’s card effects. This effect is not treated as one that the Synchro Monster gains, so even if the effect of Skill Drain is applied, the effect of Wind Witch – Snow Bell continues to apply. (That Synchro Monster still cannot be destroyed by your opponent’s card effects.)

Q: I use 2 copies of Wind Witch – Ice Bell and 1 Wind Witch – Snow Bell as Synchro Materials to Synchro Summon a Wind Witch – Winter Bell. Then, if my opponent activates Creature Swap and takes control of my Wind Witch – Winter Bell, will the effect of Wind Witch – Snow Bell that prevents Wind Witch – Winter Bell from being destroyed by my opponent’s card effects still apply? A: If Wind Witch – Snow Bell is used as a Synchro Material monster for a WIND Synchro Monster, its effect prevents that Synchro Monster (in this case, your Wind Witch – Winter Bell) from being destroyed by your opponent’s card effects. Your opponent in this case refers to the opponent of the player who performed the Synchro Summon. Even if control of that Synchro Monster is switched to the opponent, Wind Witch – Winter Bell will not be destroyed by the effects of the opponent as viewed by the player who performed the Synchro Summon.

Q: I use my Hi-Speedroid Kendama and a Wind Witch – Snow Bell that my opponent owns as Synchro Materials to Synchro Summon a Clear Wing Synchro Dragon. In this case, will the effect of Wind Witch – Snow Bell that prevents Clear Wing Synchro Dragon from being destroyed by my opponent’s card effects still apply? A: As in this scenario, if your opponent is the owner of the Wind Witch – Snow Bell that you used to Synchro Summon a WIND Synchro Monster, its effect prevents that Synchro Monster (in this case, your Clear Wing Synchro Dragon) from being destroyed by your opponent’s card effects. Your opponent in this case refers to the opponent of the player who performed the Synchro Summon. (In this scenario, Clear Wing Synchro Dragon is not destroyed by the card effects of the owner of Wind Witch – Snow Bell.)

Q: Can I only use Parasite Fusioner as a Fusion Material monster when resolving its second effect that performs a Fusion Summon? A: Parasite Fusioner cannot be used as a Fusion Material monster unless its first effect is applied, which allows it to be substituted for 1 monster whose name is listed as a Fusion Material for a Fusion Monster. The effect of Parasite Fusioner that substitutes it for a Fusion Material can be applied not only when performing a Fusion Summon by its own effect, but also with other cards such as Polymerization.

Q: Can Parasite Fusioner be used as Fusion Material to Fusion Summon a Starve Venom Fusion Dragon? A: Starve Venom Fusion Dragon requires any 2 DARK monsters on the field other than Tokens as Fusion Materials. Parasite Fusioner cannot be used as a Fusion Material monster unless its first effect is applied, which allows it to be substituted for 1 monster whose name is listed as a Fusion Material for a Fusion Monster. Therefore, Parasite Fusioner cannot be used as Fusion Material for the Fusion Summon of Starve Venom Fusion Dragon.

Q: When resolving the effect of Shaddoll Fusion, can a Parasite Fusioner in my Deck be used as Fusion Material? A: Parasite Fusioner cannot be used as a Fusion Material monster unless its first effect is applied, which allows it to be substituted for 1 monster whose name is listed as a Fusion Material for a Fusion Monster. In this scenario, if you are using Fusion Materials in your Deck when resolving the effect of Shaddoll Fusion, you cannot apply the effect of Parasite Fusioner, so Parasite Fusioner cannot be used.

Q: When resolving the effect of Parallel World Fusion, can my banished Parasite Fusioner be used as Fusion Material? A: The effect of Parasite Fusioner that allows it to be substituted for 1 monster whose name is listed as a Fusion Material for a Fusion Monster cannot be applied while it is banished. Parasite Fusioner cannot be used as a Fusion Material monster unless this effect is applied, so when you resolve the effect of Parallel World Fusion, your banished Parasite Fusioner cannot be used.

Q: DNA Surgery is face-up on the field, and its effect makes all monsters on the field Machine-Type. If I have Cyber Dragon and Parasite Fusioner face-up on my field, can I Special Summon Chimeratech Fortress Dragon from my Extra Deck by its own procedure? A: The effect of allows it to be substituted for 1 monster whose name is listed as a Fusion Material for a Fusion Monster’s Fusion Summon. Special Summoning a Chimeratech Fortress Dragon by its own procedure is not treated as a Fusion Summon. In this scenario, even if Parasite Fusioner is treated as a Machine-Type monster by the effect of DNA Surgery, since you cannot apply its effect that substitutes it for a Fusion Material, it cannot be sent to the Graveyard to Special Summon Chimeratech Fortress Dragon.

Q: While the effect of Skill Drain is applying, can a Parasite Fusioner in my Monster Zone be used as Fusion Material? A: Parasite Fusioner cannot be used as a Fusion Material monster unless its first effect is applied, which allows it to be substituted for 1 monster whose name is listed as a Fusion Material for a Fusion Monster. In this scenario, if Parasite Fusioner is face-up in your Monster Zone, since its effects are negated, you will not be able to apply its first effect and cannot use it as a Fusion Material monster. Furthermore, if Parasite Fusioner is in face-down Defense Position, its effects are not negated by Skill Drain, but the effect that substitutes it for a Fusion Material can still be applied. (Parasite Fusioner can still be used as a Fusion Material monster.)

Q: I activate Soul Exchange, targeting my opponent’s Warrior or Fairy-Type monster. This turn, if I Special Summon a Cyber Tutubon from my hand by its own effect, can I Tribute my opponent’s monster that is being affected by Soul Exchange? A: In this scenario, as long as the monster being affected by Soul Exchange is a Warrior or Fairy-Type monster, you can Tribute it when Special Summoning Cyber Tutubon from your hand with its effect.

Q: While there are no Ritual Spell Cards in my Graveyard, I activate Machine Angel Ritual. By the effect of Machine Angel Ritual, Cyber Tutubon is Tributed to Ritual Summon Cyber Angel Nasatya. In this case, can I activate the effect of Cyber Tutubon that adds a Ritual Spell Card in my Graveyard to my hand? A: In this scenario, when Machine Angel Ritual resolves, Cyber Tutubon is Tributed for the Ritual Summon, and then Machine Angel Ritual is sent to the Graveyard. Since there is a Ritual Spell Card in your Graveyard to target, the effect of Cyber Tutubon can be activated by targeting that Machine Angel Ritual that was just sent to the Graveyard, and add it to your hand.

Q: I activate the effect of a Cipher Estranger in my hand or Graveyard that attaches it as an Xyz Material to a “Cipher” Xyz Monster on my field, targeting my Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon. If my opponent chains Book of Moon, and Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon is changed to face-down Defense Position, how does the effect of Cipher Estranger resolve? A: When resolving the effect of Cipher Estranger that attaches it as an Xyz Material to a “Cipher” Xyz Monster, even if that target is in face-down Defense Position, the effect is applied normally. (In this scenario, Cipher Estranger is attached as an Xyz Material to your face-down Defense Position Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon.)

Q: I activate the effect of a Cipher Estranger in my hand that attaches it as an Xyz Material to a “Cipher” Xyz Monster on my field, targeting my Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon. If my opponent chains Compulsory Evacuation Device, and Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon is returned to the Extra Deck, how does the effect of Cipher Estranger resolve? A: As in this scenario, if the effect of Cipher Estranger activated from your hand, but the targeted “Cipher” Xyz Monster is no longer on the field when this effect resolves, the effect is not applied. (Cipher Estranger cannot be attached as an Xyz Material to the targeted monster, and remains in your hand.)

Q: I activate the effect of a Cipher Estranger in my hand that attaches it as an Xyz Material to a “Cipher” Xyz Monster on my field, targeting my Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Blade Dragon. If my opponent chains Mind Crush, and Cipher Estranger is discarded to the Graveyard, how does its effect resolve? A: As in this scenario, if the effect of Cipher Estranger activated from your hand, but it is no longer in your hand when its effect resolves, the effect is not applied. (Cipher Estranger cannot be attached as an Xyz Material to the targeted monster, and remains in the Graveyard.)

Q: If I draw a Flower Cardian Paulownia with Phoenix by the first effect of Flower Cardian Cherry Blossom with Curtain, what happens to that Flower Cardian Paulownia with Phoenix? A: If you draw a “Flower Cardian” monster with the effect of Flower Cardian Cherry Blossom with Curtain, Flower Cardian Cherry Blossom with Curtain itself is Special Summoned, but the drawn monster (in this case, Flower Cardian Paulownia with Phoenix) remains in your hand.

Q: While the effect of Vanity’s Emptiness is applying, can I activate the effect of a Flower Cardian Cherry Blossom with Curtain in my hand that allows me to draw 1 card? A: While the effect of Vanity’s Emptiness is applying, you cannot activate the first effect of Flower Cardian Cherry Blossom with Curtain. Furthermore, if Vanity’s Emptiness is chained to the effect of Flower Cardian Cherry Blossom with Curtain, you will still draw 1 card and show it normally. At this time, if the card you drew is a “Flower Cardian” monster, both Flower Cardian Cherry Blossom with Curtain and that drawn monster remain in your hand. If the card you drew is not a “Flower Cardian” monster, Flower Cardian Cherry Blossom with Curtain and that card are sent to the Graveyard as usual.

Q: While the effect of Macro Cosmos is applying, can I activate the effect of Ancient Gear Hunting Hound that Fusion Summons an “Ancient Gear” monster from my Extra Deck? A: Even while the effect of Macro Cosmos is applying, you can activate the effect of Ancient Gear Hunting Hound that performs a Fusion Summon. In that case, due to the effect of Macro Cosmos, the Fusion Material monsters used for the Fusion Summon of the “Ancient Gear” monster are banished from your hand or field instead of being sent to the Graveyard, but that Fusion Monster will be Special Summoned normally.

Q: A face-up Zodiac Beast Wildbow on my field only has Zodiac Beast Marmorat as an Xyz Material. In this situation, can I activate the effect gained from Zodiac Beast Marmorat that Special Summons another copy from my hand or Deck, by detaching that Zodiac Beast Marmorat? A: In this scenario, if an Xyz Monster has gained the effect from Zodiac Beast Marmorat attached as Xyz Material, that effect can be activated by detaching Zodiac Beast Marmorat itself. In that case, the effect resolves normally and another Zodiac Beast Marmorat is Special Summoned from your hand or Deck. (Then, since Zodiac Beast Marmorat is no longer attached as Xyz Material, that Xyz Monster can no longer activate this effect.)

Q: I Xyz Summon Brotherhood of the Fire Fist – Tiger King, using Zodiac Beast Rabbina and Zodiac Beast Ram as Xyz Materials. In this case, is Brotherhood of the Fire Fist – Tiger King able to activate each effect gained from having Zodiac Beast Rabbina and Zodiac Beast Ram as Xyz Materials? A: Brotherhood of the Fire Fist – Tiger King is an Xyz Monster with Beast-Warrior as its original Type, so if it was Xyz Summoned using both Zodiac Beast Rabbina and Zodiac Beast Ram, it gains the appropriate effects from each of them.

Q: I activate the effect of a Zodiac Beast Viper on my field that attaches it as an Xyz Material to a Beast-Warrior-Type Xyz Monster on my field, but my opponent chains Raigeki Break by targeting it. Can I activate the effect of the same Zodiac Beast Viper again in the Chain? A: The effect of Zodiac Beast Viper that attaches it as an Xyz Material to a Beast-Warrior-Type Xyz Monster is a Quick Effect and can be chained to other effects. However, the effect of a single copy cannot be activated more than once per Chain.

Q: I activate the effect of Zodiac Beast Viper that attaches it as an Xyz Material to a Beast-Warrior-Type Xyz Monster on my field, targeting my Zodiac Beast Bullhorn. If my opponent chains the effect of their Zodiac Beast Drancia, destroying Zodiac Beast Bullhorn, how does the effect of Zodiac Beast Viper resolve? A: As in this scenario, if the targeted Beast-Warrior-Type Xyz Monster is no longer on the field when the effect of Zodiac Beast Viper resolves, the effect is not applied. (Zodiac Beast Viper will remain in your hand if its effect was activated from the hand, and will remain on the field if its effect was activated on the field.)

Q: If I activate the effect of a Zodiac Beast Viper in my hand that attaches it as an Xyz Material to a Beast-Warrior-Type Xyz Monster on my field, but my opponent chains Mind Crush so that Zodiac Beast Viper is discarded to the Graveyard, how does its effect resolve? Also, if I activate this effect of a Zodiac Beast Viper on my field, but my opponent chains Raigeki Break and destroys Zodiac Beast Viper, how does its effect resolve? A: As in these scenarios, if Zodiac Beast Viper has been sent to the Graveyard when resolving its effect that attaches it as an Xyz Material to a Beast-Warrior-Type Xyz Monster on your field, the effect is not applied.

Q: If I activate the effect of a Zodiac Beast Viper on my field that attaches it as an Xyz Material to a Beast-Warrior-Type Xyz Monster on my field, but my opponent chains Compulsory Evacuation Device and returns Zodiac Beast Viper to my hand, how does its effect resolve? A: In this scenario, if the effect of Zodiac Beast Viper was activated on the field, the effect will not be applied if Zodiac Beast Viper is in your hand when the effect resolves. (It is not attached as an Xyz Material to the targeted monster, and remains in your hand.)

Q: Zodiac Beast Drancia is Xyz Summoned using Zodiac Beast Viper as Xyz Material. If Zodiac Beast Drancia is changed to face-down Defense Position by the effect of Book of Moon, and then attacked by an opponent’s monster, can it activate the effect gained from Zodiac Beast Viper that banishes the monster it battled after damage calculation? A: The effect gained from Zodiac Beast Viper is applied as long as Zodiac Beast Viper is attached as an Xyz Material. Therefore, in this scenario, if Zodiac Beast Drancia is changed to face-down Defense Position and then attacked by an opponent’s monster, the effect to banish that monster will activate after damage calculation.

Q: 2 copies of Zodiac Beast Viper are used as Xyz Material to Xyz Summon a Zodiac Beast Wildbow. In this case, if Zodiac Beast Wildbow battles an opponent’s monster, will the effect gained from each Zodiac Beast Viper activate after damage calculation? A: In this scenario, if Zodiac Beast Wildbow has 2 copies of Zodiac Beast Viper attached as Xyz Material, it gains the effect from each copy. Therefore, after damage calculation when Zodiac Beast Wildbow battles an opponent’s monster, each effect that banishes that opponent’s monster will activate in a Chain. (The opponent’s monster is banished by the Chain Link 2 effect, and the Chain Link 1 effect is not applied.)

Q: A Zodiac Beast Drancia with Zodiac Beast Ram as an Xyz Material is face-up on my field. If my opponent activates Fiendish Chain by targeting Zodiac Beast Drancia, but I chain the effect gained from Zodiac Beast Ram that negates a Trap Card or effect’s activation that targets that Xyz Monster, what happens? A: In this scenario, the activation of Fiendish Chain is negated by the effect of Zodiac Beast Drancia gained from Zodiac Beast Ram. Since the activation of Fiendish Chain was negated, it is sent to the Graveyard, so its effects will not be applied.

Q: While the effect of Imperial Iron Wall is applying, can I activate the effect of True King Lithosazim, the Disaster in my hand that Special Summons it? A: Even while the effect of Imperial Iron Wall is applying, you can activate the effect of a True King Lithosazim, the Disaster in your hand that Special Summons it. In that case, since you cannot banish any cards, even if both of the monsters you destroyed were EARTH, the effect will finish resolving once you Special Summon True King Lithosazim, the Disaster. (You cannot look through your opponent’s Extra Deck.)

Q: I activate the effect of True King Lithosazim, the Disaster that Special Summons it from my hand. When the effect resolves, if I destroy 2 other EARTH monsters on my field or in my hand, can I look through my opponent’s Extra Deck without banishing any cards? A: When resolving the effect of True King Lithosazim, the Disaster, after it is Special Summoned from your hand, you can choose whether or not to apply the remainder of the effect. If you look through your opponent’s Extra Deck, you cannot choose to not banish any cards. (You must banish 1 to 3 cards with different names.)

Q: I activate the effect of True King Lithosazim, the Disaster that Special Summons it from my hand. When looking through my opponent’s Extra Deck, if it has 3 copies each of Zodiac Beast Bullhorn, Zodiac Beast Tigress, and Zodiac Beast Drancia, can I banish them all? A: The effect of True King Lithosazim, the Disaster allows you to banish up to 3 cards from your opponent’s Extra Deck, and only 1 of each card with the same name. Even if your opponent has multiple copies of a card in their Extra Deck, you cannot banish more than 1 copy of that card. In this scenario, you can banish up to 1 of each copy of Zodiac Beast Bullhorn, Zodiac Beast Tigress, and Zodiac Beast Drancia from your opponent’s Extra Deck.

Q: I activate the effect of Crystron Rion, targeting and Special Summoning my banished Deskbot 002, then Synchro Summoning Crystron Ametrix. In this case, can I activate the effect of Deskbot 002 that adds a “Deskbot” card from my Deck to my hand? A: When performing a Synchro Summon with the effect of Crystron Rion, the Synchro Materials (in this case, Crystron Rion and Deskbot 002) are returned to the Deck instead of being sent to the Graveyard. Therefore, in this scenario, the effect of Deskbot 002 cannot be activated if it was Special Summoned.

Q: If there are no cards on my field, can I activate the effect of a Crystron Sulfafnir in my hand or Graveyard that Special Summons it, then destroys 1 card on my field? A: Even if you have no cards on your field, you can activate the effect of Crystron Sulfafnir that Special Summons it from your hand or Graveyard. In that case, after Crystron Sulfafnir is Special Summoned in Defense Position, it will be the only card on your field, so you must destroy Crystron Sulfafnir itself. (Note that since Crystron Sulfafnir is destroyed by its own effect, you can activate its effect that Special Summons a “Crystron” monster from your Deck.)

Q: If I activate the effect of a Crystron Sulfafnir in my hand or Graveyard that Special Summons it, then destroys 1 card on my field, can my opponent chain the effect of Stardust Dragon? A: In this scenario, if the player activating the effect of Crystron Sulfafnir has at least 1 card on their field, their opponent can chain the effect of Stardust Dragon. Note that if the player activating the effect of Crystron Sulfafnir has no cards on their field, the effect is not treated as one that would destroy a card on the field, so their opponent cannot chain the effect of Stardust Dragon.

Q: If a face-down Defense Position Espirit Bird Shinobigarasu on my field is attacked by an opponent’s monster, can I activate its effect that increases its ATK and DEF during this Battle Phase? A: If a face-down Defense Position Espirit Bird Shinobigarasu on your field is attacked by an opponent’s monster, you cannot activate its effect at the start of the Damage Step. However, before damage calculation, after Espirit Bird Shinobigarasu is flipped face-up, you can activate its effect.

Q: While the effect of Macro Cosmos is applying, can I activate the effect of Espirit Bird Shinobigarasu during the Damage Step that increases its ATK and DEF? A: As in this scenario, even if the effect of Macro Cosmos is applying, you can activate the effect of Espirit Bird Shinobigarasu by discarding a Spirit monster. In that case, although the discarded Spirit monster is banished instead of sent to the Graveyard, the ATK and DEF of Espirit Bird Shinobigarasu is increased normally.

Q: Can I activate the effect of Espirit Bird Shinobigarasu during the Damage Step that increases its ATK and DEF by discarding Espirit Bird Shinobigarasu or Otohime? A: When you activate the effect of Espirit Bird Shinobigarasu during the Damage Step, you cannot discard a Spirit monster with 0 ATK and DEF such as another Espirit Bird Shinobigarasu. However, when you activate this effect, you can discard Otohime which has 0 ATK and 100 DEF. (In that case, Espirit Bird Shinobigarasu does not gain any ATK, but it gains 100 DEF during this Battle Phase.)

Q: I activated the effect of Espirit Bird Shinobigarasu during the Damage Step that increases its ATK and DEF, by discarding Amaterasu, and its ATK and DEF increased by 3000. Afterward, if Forbidden Chalice is activated and the effects of Espirit Bird Shinobigarasu are negated, what happens to its ATK and DEF? A: After the ATK and DEF of Espirit Bird Shinobigarasu are increased by its own effect, if its effects are negated by Forbidden Chalice, it no longer gains the ATK and DEF from its effect. In this case, since Forbidden Chalice also increases its ATK by 400, Espirit Bird Shinobigarasu will have 400 ATK and 0 DEF.

Q: An Espirit Bird Kannagitsuru that was Special Summoned by the effect of Espirit Lord Himekujaku is face-up on my field, and it is my opponent’s turn. If my opponent Normal or Special Summons a Spirit monster, can I activate the effect of Espirit Bird Kannagitsuru that allows me to draw 1 card? A: While Espirit Bird Kannagitsuru is face-up on your field, even if your opponent Normal or Special Summons a Spirit monster, you can activate the effect of Espirit Bird Kannagitsuru and draw 1 card.

Q: The effect of Kawanokami has been applied to an All-Devouring Glutton, treating it as a Spirit monster. In this situation, can I activate the effect of Espirit Bird Tsutaehato that returns a Spirit monster to the hand, targeting that All-Devouring Glutton? A: When activating the effect of Espirit Bird Tsutaehato, you can target a monster treated as a Spirit monster by the effect of Kawanokami, and the effect will be applied normally. (In this scenario, you can target All-Devouring Glutton even though it is not originally a Spirit monster.)

Q: During the Battle Phase, can I activate the effects of 2 copies of Envoy of Chaos by targeting the same face-up Attack Position Gaia the Fierce Knight on my field? A: You can activate the effects of 2 copies of Envoy of Chaos during the same Battle Phase by targeting the same monster. In this scenario, the effect of each copy increases the ATK of Gaia the Fierce Knight by 1500, so it has 5300 ATK. Also, when that Gaia the Fierce Knight battles an opponent’s monster, even though the effects of each Envoy of Chaos are applied, the opponent’s monster’s ATK still becomes equal to its original ATK during damage calculation. (This effect does not change even if the effects of multiple copies are applied.)

Q: During the Battle Phase, I activate the effect of Envoy of Chaos by targeting a face-up Attack Position Black Luster Soldier on my field. If my Black Luster Soldier battles my opponent’s face-up Attack Position Paleozoic Anomalocaris equipped with Axe of Despair, what happens? A: In this scenario, the effect of Envoy of Chaos increases the ATK of Black Luster Solider by 1500 until the end of this turn, so its ATK is 4500. In addition, the effect that makes the ATK of the opponent’s monsters that it battles become equal to their original ATK is an effect that is applied to the opponent’s monsters, and since Paleozoic Anomalocaris is unaffected by other monsters’ effects, it will have 3400 ATK during this battle while it is equipped with Axe of Despair.

Q: When Special Summoning a Ritual Beast Ulti-Apelio from my Extra Deck by its own procedure, can I banish 2 copies of Spiritual Beast Tamer Winda on my field? A: Spiritual Beast Tamer Winda is both a “Ritual Beast Tamer” monster and a “Spiritual Beast” monster. Therefore, since Ritual Beast Ulti-Apelio requires 1 “Ritual Beast Tamer” monster and 1 “Spiritual Beast” monster as Fusion Materials for its Special Summon, you can use 2 copies of Spiritual Beast Tamer Winda.

Q: When Special Summoning a Tierra, Goddess of Rebirth by returning 10 other cards with different names from my hand or field to the Deck, can I return a Token to the Deck? A: Monster Tokens disappear when they leave the field, and cannot be returned to the Deck. When you Special Summon a Tierra, Goddess of Rebirth with its own procedure, you cannot include Tokens among the 10 cards that you must return to the Deck.

Q: When Special Summoning a Tierra, Goddess of Rebirth by returning 10 other cards with different names from my hand or field to the Deck, can I return a Harpie Harpist on my field and a Harpie Harpist in my hand to the Deck? A: In this scenario, the name of the Harpie Harpist on the field is treated as Harpie Lady by its own effect. Also, since the Harpie Harpist in your hand is not treated as Harpie Lady, each Harpie Harpist is considered to have a different name. Therefore, when you Special Summon a Tierra, Goddess of Rebirth with its own procedure, you can include both the Harpie Harpist on your field and the one in your hand among the 10 cards that you must return to the Deck.

Q: 4 Sheep Tokens that were Special Summoned by the effect of Scapegoat are face-up on my opponent’s field. When I Special Summon Tierra, Goddess of Rebirth and activate its effect, what happens to the Sheep Tokens? A: Monster Tokens disappear when they leave the field, and cannot be returned to the Deck. In this scenario, the effect of Tierra, Goddess of Rebirth removes the Tokens from the field, and they cease to exist.

Q: I Special Summon Tierra, Goddess of Rebirth and activate its effect. In this case, if Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon is face-up in my Extra Deck, what happens to it? A: A face-up Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon in your Extra Deck is a Pendulum Monster, but is also an Xyz Monster as well, so any effects that return it to the Deck will return it to the Extra Deck instead. In this case, the effect of Tierra, Goddess of Rebirth cannot return Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon to a Deck, so it remains face-up in the Extra Deck. Note that any copies of Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon on the field or Graveyard will be returned face-down to the Extra Deck by the effect of Tierra, Goddess of Rebirth.

Q: When the effect of Phantasmal Miscellasaurus is activated by sending it from the hand to the Graveyard, how long does the effect apply? A: The effect of Phantasmal Miscellasaurus activated from the hand makes all Dinosaur-Type monsters on your field unaffected by your opponent’s activated effects only during that Main Phase. For example, if you activate this effect during Main Phase 1, it is only applied during Main Phase 1. (It will not apply during Main Phase 2.)

Q: When I activate the second effect of Phantasmal Miscellasaurus by banishing Dinosaur-Type monsters from my Graveyard, can I banish only Phantasmal Miscellasaurus itself? A: If you have a Level 1 Dinosaur-Type monster in your Deck, you can activate the effect of a Phantasmal Miscellasaurus in your Graveyard by banishing only itself.

Q: When Kawanokami is Normal Summoned or flipped face-up, can I activate its effect by targeting a Spirit monster, such as Kawanokami itself? A: If you activate the effect of Kawanokami when it is Normal Summoned or flipped face-up, you can target a Spirit monster on the field (including Kawanokami itself). In that case, during the End Phase of that turn, you can choose which effect to apply first – the effect that returns the targeted monster to the hand, or the second effect of Kawanokami that returns it to the hand during the End Phase of the turn it was Normal Summoned or flipped face-up.

Q: I activate the effect of Kawanokami when it is Normal Summoned or flipped face-up, targeting a face-up Performapal Laugh Maker on my opponent’s field. If Book of Moon is chained, and the targeted Performapal Laugh Maker is changed to face-down Defense Position, how does the effect of Kawanokami resolve? A: If the monster targeted by the effect of Kawanokami has been changed to face-down Defense Position when it resolves, it does not become a Spirit monster, and it does not return to the hand during the End Phase.

Q: I activated the effect of Kawanokami when it was Normal Summoned or flipped face-up by targeting a face-up Performapal Laugh Maker on my opponent’s field, treating it as a Spirit monster. After the effect resolved, if Book of Moon is activated this turn, changing Performapal Laugh Maker to face-down Defense Position, what happens? A: If a face-up monster treated as a Spirit monster by the effect of Kawanokami is changed to face-down Defense Position, the effects of Kawanokami are no longer applied. (In this scenario, Performapal Laugh Maker is no longer treated as a Spirit monster, and it does not return to the hand during the End Phase.)

Q: When Yokotuner is Normal Summoned, its effect that Special Summons a Tuner monster from the hand or Graveyard is activated. If Torrential Tribute is chained to the effect, and Yokotuner is destroyed, can I Special Summon Yokotuner with its own effect when it resolves? A: The effect of Yokotuner does not target. When the effect resolves, you Special Summon 1 Tuner monster present in your hand or Graveyard. In this scenario, if Yokotuner was destroyed by Torrential Tribute and sent to the Graveyard, you can Special Summon Yokotuner when its effect resolves.

Q: When Special Summoning an All-Devouring Glutton by its own procedure, can I banish a Scapeghost on my field along with 4 Black Sheep Tokens that were Special Summoned by its effect? A: When you Special Summon All-Devouring Glutton by its own procedure, you cannot banish Tokens face-down.

Q: When Special Summoning an All-Devouring Glutton by its own procedure, can I banish a face-up Dark Magician of Chaos on my field? A: When a face-up Dark Magician of Chaos leaves the field, it is banished by its own effect instead, so it cannot be banished face-down. Therefore, when you Special Summon All-Devouring Glutton by its own procedure, you cannot banish a face-up Dark Magician of Chaos.

Q: Does All-Devouring Glutton gain 100 ATK and DEF from its effect only for each card banished face-down to Special Summon it by its own procedure? A: All-Devouring Glutton gains 100 ATK and DEF for each card that is banished face-down, not just those banished to Special Summon it, but also cards banished face-down by other means. (For example, it also includes the 10 cards banished face-down if you activate Pot of Desires.) In addition, All-Devouring Glutton gains 100 ATK and DEF not only for each of your cards that is banished face-down, but also your opponent’s.

Q: When I perform a Fusion Summon with the effect of Polymerization, can I use an All-Devouring Glutton in my hand as Fusion Material? Also, when I perform a Fusion Summon with the effect of Miracle Fusion, can I use an All-Devouring Glutton in my Graveyard as Fusion Material? A: The effect that prevents All-Devouring Glutton from being Tributed or used as Fusion, Synchro, or Xyz Material is a Continuous Effect. Since this effect is not applied while All-Devouring Glutton is in your hand or Graveyard, an All-Devouring Glutton in your hand or Graveyard can be used as Fusion Material for a Fusion Summon.

Q: All-Devouring Glutton is face-up on my field. In this scenario, if my opponent activates Super Polymerization, can my opponent perform a Fusion Summon using my All-Devouring Glutton as Fusion Material? A: The effect that prevents All-Devouring Glutton from being Tributed or used as Fusion, Synchro, or Xyz Material is a Continuous Effect. While All-Devouring Glutton is face-up in the Monster Zone, neither player can use is as a Fusion Material monster for a Fusion Summon. (In this scenario, when your opponent resolves Super Polymerization, they cannot include All-Devouring Glutton as a Fusion Material.)

Q: Can a face-up All-Devouring Glutton on my opponent’s field be Tributed to Special Summon a Dogoran, the Mad Flame Kaiju from my hand by its own effect? A: The effect that prevents All-Devouring Glutton from being Tributed or used as Fusion, Synchro, or Xyz Material is a Continuous Effect, but prevents All-Devouring Glutton from being Tributed by any method. Therefore, you cannot Tribute a face-up All-Devouring Glutton on your opponent’s field to Special Summon Dogoran, the Mad Flame Kaiju. (If there are no other monsters on your opponent’s field, you cannot Special Summon Dogoran, the Mad Flame Kaiju by its first effect.)

Q: When my All-Devouring Glutton attacks my opponent’s face-down Defense Position Flip monster, such as Apprentice Piper, and I activate the effect of All-Devouring Glutton at the start of the Damage Step that banishes the opponent’s monster face-down, will the effect of Apprentice Piper activate when it is flipped face-up? A: The effect of All-Devouring Glutton activates at the start of the Damage Step, so if All-Devouring Glutton attacks an opponent’s face-down Defense Position monster and activates its effect, that monster is banished before it is flipped face-up by the attack. Therefore, in this scenario, the effect of Apprentice Piper cannot be activated.

Q: If my face-down Defense Position All-Devouring Glutton is attacked by my opponent’s Gren Maju Da Eiza, can I activate the effect of All-Devouring Glutton at the start of the Damage Step that banishes the opponent’s monster face-down? A: Since the effect of All-Devouring Glutton activates at the start of the Damage Step, if your face-down Defense Position All-Devouring Glutton is attacked by your opponent’s monster, you cannot activate its effect.

Q: While I have 2 cards in my Pendulum Zones with the same Pendulum Scales, I attack directly with Metrongnome using its effect. During the Battle Step, if my opponent activates Wavering Eyes, what happens to the attack? A: In this scenario, if Metrongnome declares a direct attack using its own effect, but the cards in your Pendulum Zone are destroyed, Metrongnome can no longer attack directly with its own effect and a replay occurs. (You can select a monster as the new attack target, or cancel the attack.)

Q: While I have 2 cards in my Pendulum Zones with the same Pendulum Scales, I attack directly with Metrongnome using its effect. During the Battle Step, if my opponent activates Pendulum Shift and changes the Pendulum Scale of a card in my Pendulum Zone, what happens to the attack? A: In this scenario, if Metrongnome declares a direct attack using its own effect, but the Pendulum Scales of the cards in your Pendulum Zone are changed, Metrongnome can no longer attack directly with its own effect and a replay occurs. (You can select a monster as the new attack target, or cancel the attack.)

Q: I activated Pendulum Call this turn. While Nobledragon Magician and Wisdom-Eye Magician are in my Pendulum Zone, if my Metrongnome inflicts battle damage to my opponent by a direct attack, can I activate its effect that destroys all cards in the Pendulum Zones? A: In this scenario, due to the effect of Pendulum Call, the Nobledragon Magician and Wisdom-Eye Magician in your Pendulum Zones cannot be destroyed by card effects. Even in this case, you can activate the effect of Metrongnome when it inflicts battle damage to your opponent by a direct attack. The Nobledragon Magician and Wisdom-Eye Magician in your Pendulum Zones are not destroyed, but any cards in your opponent’s Pendulum Zones are destroyed normally.

Q: Fairy Tail – Cinderella and Abyss Actor – Pretty Heroine are face-up on my field. In this situation, can I activate the effect of Abyss Prop – Escape Stage Coach that targets an “Abyss Actor” monster on my field and prevents it from being targeted or destroyed by my opponent’s card effects until the end of my opponent’s turn? A: While the effect of Fairy Tail – Cinderella is applying, neither player can target other monsters on the field with the effects of Spell Cards, not only when a Spell Card is activated, but also when the effect of a Spell Card that is already on the field is activated. In this scenario, Fairy Tail – Cinderella is not a correct target for the effect of Abyss Prop – Escape Stage Coach, so the effect of Abyss Prop – Escape Stage Coach cannot be activated.

Q: While there are 2 copies of Fairy Tail – Cinderella on the field, if I activate Book of Moon, which monster can I target? A: In this scenario, since the effect of each Fairy Tail – Cinderella prevents either player from targeting any other monster on the field with the effects of Spell Cards, neither copy of Fairy Tail – Cinderella can be targeted with Spell effects. (In this scenario, you cannot activate Book of Moon.)

Q: I activate the effect of Fairy Tail – Cinderella that equips an Equip Spell Card to it. If my opponent chains Book of Moon, and Fairy Tail – Cinderella is changed to face-down Defense Position, how does its effect resolve? A: When you equip an Equip Spell Card from your hand, Deck, or Graveyard to Fairy Tail – Cinderella with its effect, Fairy Tail – Cinderella must be a correct target for that Equip Spell Card. In this scenario, if Fairy Tail – Cinderella is in face-down Defense Position when its effect resolves, it is not a correct target for an Equip Spell Card and cannot be equipped. (You do not choose an Equip Spell Card from your hand, Deck, or Graveyard.)

Q: If I activate the effect of Fairy Tail – Cinderella that equips an Equip Spell Card to it, can I equip Supervise to it? A: When you equip an Equip Spell Card from your hand, Deck, or Graveyard to Fairy Tail – Cinderella with its effect, Fairy Tail – Cinderella must be a correct target for that Equip Spell Card. Supervise can only be equipped to a Gemini monster, so it cannot be equipped to Fairy Tail – Cinderella.

Q: If I activate the effect of Fairy Tail – Cinderella and equip a Twin Swords of Flashing Light – Tryce to it, do I need to send a card from my hand to the Graveyard? A: The cost of activating Twin Swords of Flashing Light – Tryce is to send a card from your hand to the Graveyard. When an Equip Spell Card is equipped to Fairy Tail – Cinderella by its effect, it is not treated as the activation of that Equip Spell Card, so you do not have to send a card from your hand to the Graveyard when you equip Twin Swords of Flashing Light – Tryce.

Q: If I activate the effect of Fairy Tail – Cinderella and equip a Moon Mirror Shield to it, but Mystical Space Typhoon is activated and destroys Moon Mirror Shield, what happens during the End Phase? A: If an Equip Spell Card equipped to Fairy Tail – Cinderella by its effect is no longer on the field during the End Phase, it does not return to your hand. In this scenario, when Moon Mirror Shield is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, its effect that returns it to the Deck is activated.

Q: I activate the effect of Cyber Angel Nasatya that increases my Life Points, by targeting a Cyber Angel Vishnu on my field. If Book of Moon is chained to this effect, and Cyber Angel Vishnu is changed to face-down Defense Position, how does the effect of Cyber Angel Nasatya resolve? A: As in this scenario, if the monster targeted by the effect of Cyber Angel Nasatya that increases your Life Points is in face-down Defense Position when this effect resolves, the effect is not applied. (You do not gain any Life Points.)

Q: If Cyber Angel Nasatya was sent from my Deck to the Graveyard by the effect of Foolish Burial, or was Tributed from my hand by the effect of Machine Angel Ritual, can I activate the effect of Cyber Angel Nasatya that Special Summons it from the Graveyard and takes control of an opponent’s monster? A: As in these scenarios, if Cyber Angel Nasatya was sent directly from the Deck or hand to the Graveyard, it was not properly Ritual Summoned first so it cannot be Special Summoned from the Graveyard. Therefore, you cannot activate the effect of Cyber Angel Nasatya in your Graveyard.

Q: When I activate the effect of Cyber Angel Nasatya that Special Summons it from the Graveyard and takes control of an opponent’s monster, can I target an opponent’s face-down Defense Position monster? A: Yes, you can. (The effect will resolve normally.)

Q: If I have 1 or less available Monster Zones, can I activate the effect of Cyber Angel Nasatya that Special Summons it from the Graveyard and takes control of an opponent’s monster? A: The effect of Cyber Angel Nasatya Special Summons it from the Graveyard and takes control of the opponent’s monster it targets, and therefore you cannot activate this effect if you have less than 2 available Monster Zones.

Q: While I have 1 monster on my field, I activate the effect of Cyber Angel Nasatya that Special Summons it from the Graveyard and takes control of an opponent’s monster, targeting my opponent’s Ancient Gear Golem. If my opponent chains Ojama Trio and Special Summons 3 Ojama Tokens to my side of the field, so that I only have 1 available Monster Zone when the effect of Cyber Angel Nasatya resolves, what happens? A: As in this scenario, if you only have 1 available Monster Zone when resolving the effect of Cyber Angel Nasatya, Special Summoning Cyber Angel Nasatya from your Graveyard means you will have no more available Monster Zones, so it is impossible to take control of the targeted monster (in this case, Ancient Gear Golem) and it is destroyed. (In this situation, Ancient Gear Golem is not considered to be destroyed by a card effect.)

Q: While I have 2 monsters on my field, I activate the effect of Cyber Angel Nasatya that Special Summons it from the Graveyard and takes control of an opponent’s monster, targeting my opponent’s Ancient Gear Golem. If my opponent chains Ojama Trio and Special Summons 3 Ojama Tokens to my side of the field, so that I no longer have any available Monster Zones when the effect of Cyber Angel Nasatya resolves, what happens? A: As in this scenario, if you no longer have any available Monster Zones when resolving the effect of Cyber Angel Nasatya, Cyber Angel Nasatya is not Special Summoned from the Graveyard and you do not take control of the opponent’s targeted monster. (In this situation, Ancient Gear Golem remains in your opponent’s Monster Zone.)

Q: I activate the effect of Cyber Angel Nasatya that Special Summons it from the Graveyard and takes control of an opponent’s monster, targeting my opponent’s Divine Dragon Knight Felgrand. If my opponent chains the effect of Divine Dragon Knight Felgrand, making it unaffected by the effects of other cards during this turn, how does the effect of Cyber Angel Nasatya resolve? A: As in this scenario, even if the monster targeted by the effect of Cyber Angel Nasatya is unaffected by card effects, Cyber Angel Nasatya is still Special Summoned from the Graveyard normally, but you do not take control of the targeted monster. (In this situation, Divine Dragon Knight Felgrand remains in your opponent’s Monster Zone.)

Q: I activate the effect of Cyber Angel Nasatya in my Graveyard, Special Summoning it and taking control of my opponent’s Ancient Gear Reactor Dragon. Afterward, if Cyber Angel Nasatya is destroyed by battle or card effect and is sent to the Graveyard, does my opponent regain control of Ancient Gear Reactor Dragon? A: The effect of Cyber Angel Nasatya allows you to gain control of the opponent’s targeted monster for as long as that monster remains on the field. Therefore, as in this scenario, Ancient Gear Reactor Dragon does not return to your opponent’s side of the field if your Cyber Angel Nasatya is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard again.

Q: My opponent has 1 Set card in their Spell & Trap Zone. In this situation, when I Ritual Summon Espirit Lord Himekujaku, I activate its effect that returns up to 3 of my opponent’s Spell/Trap Cards to the Deck, then Special Summons a Level 4 or lower Spirit monster from my Deck. If my opponent chains their Set card, which is a Mystical Space Typhoon, how does the effect of Espirit Lord Himekujaku resolve? A: When resolving the effect of Espirit Lord Himekujaku, a chained Mystical Space Typhoon cannot be returned to the Deck. In this scenario, if there are no other Spell/Trap Cards on my opponent’s field, you cannot apply the part of the effect that returns your opponent’s Spell/Trap Cards to the Deck. In that case, you also cannot Special Summon a Level 4 or lower Spirit monster from your Deck.

Q: Blue-Eyes Spirit Dragon is face-up on my opponent’s field, and its effect that prevents each player from Special Summoning more than 1 monster at the same time is applying. In this situation, during the End Phase, will the effect of Espirit Lord Himekujaku that returns it to the hand and Special Summons 2 Espirit Bird Tokens activate? A: As in this scenario, even if the effect of Blue-Eyes Spirit Dragon is applying, the effect of Espirit Lord Himekujaku will activate during the End Phase. In that case, Espirit Lord Himekujaku returns to the hand normally, but the part of the effect that Special Summons the 2 Espirit Bird Tokens does not apply. (No Espirit Bird Tokens are Special Summoned.)

Q: My opponent has 2 Doomsday Tokens on their field, Special Summoned by the effect of Fires of Doomsday. In this situation, when I Ritual Summon Espirit Lord Hikokujaku, I activate its effect that returns up to 3 of my opponent’s monsters to the hand, then Special Summons a Level 4 or lower Spirit monster from my hand. In this case, how does the effect resolve? A: When resolving the effect of Espirit Lord Hikokujaku, you can choose a Token on your opponent’s field when returning up to 3 of your opponent’s monsters to the hand. In this scenario, if the Doomsday Tokens are the only monsters on your opponent’s field, the effect does not return any monsters to the hand since the Tokens disappear when they leave the field. In that case, you also cannot Special Summon a Level 4 or lower Spirit monster from your Deck.

Q: Espirit Lord Hikokujaku is equipped with Mirror of Yata. In this situation, during the End Phase, will the effect of Espirit Lord Hikokujaku that returns it to the hand and Special Summons 2 Espirit Bird Tokens activate? A: If Espirit Lord Hikokujaku is equipped with Mirror of Yata, the effect of Mirror of Yata makes it so that you can choose not to activate its effect that returns it to the hand during the End Phase, in which case you can end your turn without activating the effect of Espirit Lord Hikokujaku. (If you do not activate the effect, Espirit Lord Hikokujaku does not return to your hand, and you do not Special Summon any Espirit Bird Tokens.) You can also still choose to activate the effect of Espirit Lord Hikokujaku instead of applying the effect of Mirror of Yata, in which case Espirit Lord Hikokujaku will return to your hand normally, and you will Special Summon 2 Espirit Bird Tokens.

Q: Brave-Eyes Pendulum Dragon is face-up on my field. In this situation, I activated Ghost of a Grudge, making the ATK of my opponent’s Heavy-Armored Train Iron Wolf 0. If my opponent activates the effect of Heavy-Armored Train Iron Wolf that allows a Machine-Type monster on the field to attack directly, will that effect be negated? Also, if Heavy-Armored Train Iron Wolf is destroyed, will its effect that adds a Level 4 or lower Machine-Type monster from the Deck to the hand be negated? A: While the effect of Brave-Eyes Pendulum Dragon is applied, effects activated by monsters with 0 ATK are negated. In this scenario, if the effect of Heavy-Armored Train Iron Wolf on the field is activated, since its ATK is 0 due to the effect of Ghost of a Grudge, the effect is negated by Brave-Eyes Pendulum Dragon. However, if the second effect of Heavy-Armored Train Iron Wolf is activated when it is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, the effect of Ghost of a Grudge no longer applies, so the effect is not activated by a monster with 0 ATK. (The effect of Heavy-Armored Train Iron Wolf is not negated, and that player can add a Level 4 or lower Machine-Type monster from their Deck to their hand normally.)

Q: Brave-Eyes Pendulum Dragon is face-up on my field. In this situation, my opponent activates the effect of Blazing Meteor Black Dragon when it is Fusion Summoned. If I chain Ghost of a Grudge, making the ATK of Blazing Meteor Black Dragon 0, will its effect be negated? A: While the effect of Brave-Eyes Pendulum Dragon is applied, effects activated by monsters with 0 ATK are negated. In this scenario, the ATK of Blazing Meteor Black Dragon became 0 when Ghost of a Grudge was chained to it, but it did not have 0 ATK when its effect was activated, so the effect is not negated by the effect of Brave-Eyes Pendulum Dragon.

Q: Brave-Eyes Pendulum Dragon is face-up on my field. In this situation, my opponent activates the effect of Wangtianhou, Origin of the Yang Zing when it is Synchro Summoned, but Book of Moon is chained and Wangtianhou, Origin of the Yang Zing is changed to face-down Defense Position. In this case, will the effect of Wangtianhou, Origin of the Yang Zing be negated? A: While the effect of Brave-Eyes Pendulum Dragon is applied, effects activated by monsters with 0 ATK are negated. In this scenario, even if Book of Moon is chained to the effect of Wangtianhou, Origin of the Yang Zing and changes it to face-down Defense Position, it had 0 ATK when its effect activated, so the effect is negated by the effect of Brave-Eyes Pendulum Dragon.

Q: Brave-Eyes Pendulum Dragon is face-up on my field. In this situation, my opponent activates the effect of Wangtianhou, Origin of the Yang Zing when it is Synchro Summoned, but Book of Moon is chained and Brave-Eyes Pendulum Dragon is changed to face-down Defense Position. In this case, will the effect of Wangtianhou, Origin of the Yang Zing be negated? A: In this scenario, if Brave-Eyes Pendulum Dragon was changed to face-down Defense Position by Book of Moon, its effect is no longer applied. Therefore, the effect of Wangtianhou, Origin of the Yang Zing is applied normally.

Q: Brave-Eyes Pendulum Dragon is face-up on my field. In this situation, if my opponent activates the effect of Zodiac Beast Bullhorn that only has Zodiac Beast Rabbina attached as Xyz Material, by detaching that Zodiac Beast Rabbina, will the effect be negated? A: In this scenario, since Zodiac Beast Bullhorn has a Zodiac Beast Rabbina attached as Xyz Material, its effect increases its ATK and DEF by the total ATK and DEF of any “Zodiac Beast” monsters attached to it, so it has 800 ATK and DEF. When your opponent activates the effect of Zodiac Beast Bullhorn that adds a Beast-Warrior-Type monster from their Deck to their hand, they do so by detaching 1 Xyz Material from Zodiac Beast Bullhorn, but Zodiac Beast Bullhorn did not have 0 ATK when the activation was declared so its effect is not negated by the effect of Brave-Eyes Pendulum Dragon.

Q: Brave-Eyes Pendulum Dragon is face-up on my field. In this situation, if my opponent activates the effect of Effect Veiler from their hand, is the effect negated? A: While the effect of Brave-Eyes Pendulum Dragon is applied, effects activated by monsters with 0 ATK are negated. Since Effect Veiler has 0 ATK, its effect will be negated by the effect of Brave-Eyes Pendulum Dragon. (The targeted monster’s effects are not negated until the end of the turn.)

Q: Brave-Eyes Pendulum Dragon is face-up on my field. In this situation, if my opponent activates the effect of Galaxy Wizard by Tributing it on the field, is the effect negated? A: While the effect of Brave-Eyes Pendulum Dragon is applied, effects activated by monsters with 0 ATK are negated. Since Galaxy Wizard has 0 ATK, its effect will be negated by the effect of Brave-Eyes Pendulum Dragon. (A “Galaxy” card cannot be added from the Deck to the hand.)

Q: Brave-Eyes Pendulum Dragon is face-up on my field. In this situation, if my opponent activates the effect of Tragoedia that Special Summons it from the hand when they take battle damage, is the effect negated? A: While the effect of Brave-Eyes Pendulum Dragon is applied, effects activated by monsters with 0 ATK are negated. While Tragoedia is in the hand, its ATK is “?”, so it is not treated as a monster with 0 ATK. Therefore, the effect is not negated by the effect of Brave-Eyes Pendulum Dragon, and Tragoedia is Special Summoned from the hand normally.

Q: Brave-Eyes Pendulum Dragon is face-up on my field. In this situation, if my opponent activates the effect of Fullmetalfoes Alkahest that equips an Effect Monster to it, which of its effects will be negated? A: While the effect of Brave-Eyes Pendulum Dragon is applied, effects activated by monsters with 0 ATK are negated. The effect negates only the effects of monsters that create a Chain, so in this scenario, the Continuous Effects of Fullmetalfoes Alkahest that increase its DEF and allow you to use monsters equipped to it as Fusion Materials are not negated by the effect of Brave-Eyes Pendulum Dragon.

Q: If my Brave-Eyes Pendulum Dragon attacks my opponent’s Flower Cardian Fivelights, and Brave-Eyes Pendulum Dragon is destroyed by battle, is it possible to activate the effect of Brave-Eyes Pendulum Dragon that banishes the opponent’s battling monster at the end of the Damage Step? A: Even in this scenario, since Brave-Eyes Pendulum Dragon attacked an opponent’s monster, but that monster was not destroyed by battle, you can activate its effect. In this case, since Brave-Eyes Pendulum Dragon was destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, its effect activates in the Graveyard. Although the effect of Flower Cardian Fivelights negates the effects of monsters that battle “Flower Cardian” monsters, the effect of Brave-Eyes Pendulum Dragon that activates in the Graveyard is not negated.

Q: I activate the effect of Wind Witch – Crystal Bell that copies the name and effects of a monster in either player’s Graveyard, targeting an Ancient Gear Fiend in my opponent’s Graveyard. If my opponent chains the effect of Ancient Gear Reborn and Special Summons that Ancient Gear Fiend, how does the effect of Wind Witch – Crystal Bell resolve? Q: When resolving the effect of Wind Witch – Crystal Bell that copies the name and effects of a monster in either player’s Graveyard, if that targeted monster is no longer in the Graveyard, the effect is not applied. (Wind Witch – Crystal Bell keeps its name, and does not gain the effects of Ancient Gear Fiend.)

Q: If Ancient Gear Chaos Giant is Fusion Summoned by the effect of Power Bond, which effects are applied? A: Even if Ancient Gear Chaos Giant is Fusion Summoned with the effect of Power Bond, it will gain ATK equal to its original ATK. During the End Phase of this turn, the effect that inflicts damage to you equal to its original ATK is also applied normally. (Ancient Gear Chaos Giant will have 9000 ATK, and you will take 4500 damage during the End Phase of this turn.)

Q: Can Ancient Gear Fiend be used as Fusion Material? A: While Ancient Gear Fiend is face-up in the Monster Zone, it is unaffected by the effects of other cards, and because of this, it will be unaffected by the effects of cards such as Polymerization that perform a Fusion Summon. Note that if Ancient Gear Fiend is sent to the Graveyard, its effect is no longer applied, so it can be banished from the Graveyard as Fusion Material for effects such as Overload Fusion.

Q: I activate Call of the Haunted, targeting an Ancient Gear Fiend that was destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard after being Fusion Summoned, and Special Summon it from the Graveyard. Afterward, if my opponent activates Harpie’s Feather Duster and destroys Call of the Haunted, what happens to Ancient Gear Fiend? A: In this scenario, when Call of the Haunted is destroyed, it destroys the monster Special Summoned by its effect. Since the effect of Ancient Gear Fiend makes it unaffected by the effects of other cards, it will remain on the field without being destroyed.

Q: I activate the effect of Wind Witch – Winter Bell that inflicts damage to my opponent based on the Level of a “Wind Witch” monster in my Graveyard, targeting Wind Witch – Crystal Bell. If my opponent chains the effect of D.D. Crow and banishes the targeted Wind Witch – Crystal Bell from my Graveyard, how does the effect of Wind Witch – Winter Bell resolve? Q: When resolving the effect of Wind Witch – Winter Bell that inflicts damage to your opponent, if the targeted “Wind Witch” monster is no longer in your Graveyard, the effect is not applied. (Your opponent does not take any damage.)

Q: I activate the effect of Wind Witch – Winter Bell that targets a “Wind Witch” monster on my field and Special Summons a monster from my hand with an equal or lower Level, by targeting Wind Witch – Winter Bell itself. If my opponent chains Star Changer, targeting Wind Witch – Winter Bell and reducing its Level by 1, how does the effect of Wind Witch – Winter Bell resolve? A: The effect of Wind Witch – Winter Bell Special Summons a monster from your hand based on the Level of the targeted “Wind Witch” monster on the field when this effect resolves. (In this scenario, since the Level of Wind Witch – Winter Bell is reduced to 6 by the effect of Star Changer, you can Special Summon a Level 6 or lower monster from your hand.)

Q: I activate the effect of Wind Witch – Winter Bell that targets a “Wind Witch” monster on my field and Special Summons a monster from my hand with an equal or lower Level, by targeting Wind Witch – Winter Bell itself. If my opponent chains Book of Moon, changing Wind Witch – Winter Bell to face-down Defense Position, how does the effect of Wind Witch – Winter Bell resolve? A: When resolving the effect of Wind Witch – Winter Bell, if the targeted “Wind Witch” monster is in face-down Defense Position, the effect will not be applied. (No monster can be Special Summoned.)

Q: When I attempt to Synchro Summon Superheavy Samurai Ninja Shinobiashi, my opponent activates Solemn Judgment and negates the Synchro Summon. Afterward, if Superheavy Samurai Ninja Shinobiashi is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard as a result, can I activate its effect during the next Standby Phase that Special Summons it from the Graveyard? A: As in this scenario, if Superheavy Samurai Ninja Shinobiashi was destroyed and sent to the Graveyard after its Synchro Summon was negated by the effect of Solemn Judgment, you cannot activate the effect of Superheavy Samurai Ninja Shinobiashi that Special Summons it.

Q: If my Flower Cardian Fivelights attacks my opponent’s Crystron Sulfafnir and destroys it by battle, will the effect of Crystron Sulfafnir that Special Summons a “Crystron” monster from the Deck be negated? A: While the effect of Flower Cardian Fivelights is applying, if a “Flower Cardian” monster battles an opponent’s monster, the opponent’s monster’s effects that activate or apply on the field are negated during the Battle Phase. Therefore, as in this scenario, the effect of Crystron Sulfafnir that activates when it is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard is not negated, and your opponent can Special Summon a “Crystron” monster from their Deck normally.

Q: Flower Cardian Fivelights is on my field in face-down Defense Position. If my face-down Flower Cardian Fivelights is attacked by an opponent’s monster, will its effect that negates the opponent’s monster’s effects during the Battle Phase apply? A: If your face-down Defense Position Flower Cardian Fivelights is attacked by an opponent’s monster, its effect will not be applied at the start of the Damage Step, but after it is flipped face-up before damage calculation, the effects of the opponent’s monster will be negated during this Battle Phase.

Q: When I Xyz Summon a Zodiac Beast Bullhorn by the method written in its text, can I use a single Zodiac Beast Marmorat as the Xyz Material? A: Once per turn, you can Xyz Summon a Zodiac Beast Bullhorn using 1 “Zodiac Beast” monster with a different name as the Xyz Material, and you can use not only an Xyz Monster such as Zodiac Beast Tigress as the Xyz Material, but also a non-Xyz Monster such as Zodiac Beast Marmorat.

Q: This turn, I Xyz Summoned a Zodiac Beast Bullhorn by the method written in its text, using a Zodiac Beast Thoroughblade as the Xyz Material. This turn, can I further Xyz Summon Zodiac Beast Tigress, Zodiac Beast Drancia, and Zodiac Beast Wildbow by the methods written in their text, using each other as Xyz Material? A: A “Zodiac Beast” Xyz Monster such as Zodiac Beast Bullhorn can only be Xyz Summoned by the method written in its text once per turn. In this scenario, you cannot Xyz Summon Zodiac Beast Bullhorn by the method written in its text during this turn, but Zodiac Beast Tigress, Zodiac Beast Drancia, and Zodiac Beast Wildbow can each be Xyz Summoned once this turn by their own methods.

Q: When I activate the effect of Zodiac Beast Tigress that attaches a “Zodiac Beast” monster in my Graveyard to an Xyz Monster on my field, can I target Zodiac Beast Tigress itself as the Xyz Monster on the field? A: You can activate the effect of Zodiac Beast Tigress by targeting a “Zodiac Beast” monster in your Graveyard and that Zodiac Beast Tigress on the field.

Q: When I activate the effect of Zodiac Beast Tigress that attaches a “Zodiac Beast” monster in my Graveyard to an Xyz Monster on my field, can I target an Xyz Monster that is not a “Zodiac Beast” monster, such as Bujintei Kagutsuchi or Evilswarm Exciton Knight? A: You can activate the effect of Zodiac Beast Tigress by targeting a “Zodiac Beast” monster in your Graveyard and an Xyz Monster on your field that is not a “Zodiac Beast” monster. As an example, if you target a Zodiac Beast Thoroughblade in your Graveyard and a Bujintei Kagutsuchi on your field, since Bujintei Kagutsuchi is originally a Beast-Warrior-Type monster, it will gain the effect to inflict piercing battle damage by having Zodiac Beast Thoroughblade attached as an Xyz Material. (You can also target an Xyz Monster that is not Beast-Warrior-Type, such as Evilswarm Exciton Knight, but it will not gain the effect from Zodiac Beast Thoroughblade.)

Q: My Zodiac Beast Wildbow with 12 or more Xyz Materials inflicts battle damage to my opponent. At this time, if my opponent has no cards in either their hand or on their field, can I activate the effect of Zodiac Beast Wildbow that sends all cards from my opponent’s hand and field to the Graveyard and switches Zodiac Beast Wildbow to Defense Position? A: In this scenario, if Zodiac Beast Wildbow with 12 or more Xyz Materials inflicts battle damage to your opponent while they have no cards on their field, but have at least 1 card in their hand, you can activate the effect of Zodiac Beast Wildbow. Also, if Zodiac Beast Wildbow with 12 or more Xyz Materials inflicts battle damage to your opponent while they have no cards in their hand, but have at least 1 card on their field, you can activate the effect of Zodiac Beast Wildbow. Note that if your opponent does not have any cards in both their hand and field, you cannot activate the effect of Zodiac Beast Wildbow.

Q: When I activate Machine Angel Absolute Ritual and perform a Ritual Summon with its effect, can I return Fairy or Warrior-Type Fusion or Synchro Monsters in my Graveyard to my Extra Deck for the Ritual Summon? A: When you return Fairy or Warrior-Type monsters in your Graveyard to the Deck with the effect of Machine Angel Absolute Ritual, you can choose Fusion and Synchro Monsters. In that case, the chosen Fusion and Synchro Monsters are returned to the Extra Deck instead of the Main Deck, but you will still Ritual Summon a “Cyber Angel” Ritual Monster from your hand normally.

Q: I activate Machine Angel Absolute Ritual. When it resolves, in order to Ritual Summon the Level 10 Cyber Angel Vishnu from my hand, can I Tribute a Level 5 Cyber Angel Nasatya in my hand, and once it is in the Graveyard, return that same Cyber Angel Nasatya to my Deck to complete the requirements for the Ritual Summon? A: When resolving the effect of Machine Angel Absolute Ritual, if you use a combination of monsters Tributed from the field or hand and monsters returned to the Deck from the Graveyard, you must meet the requirements for the Ritual Summon (in this case, monsters whose total Levels equal 10 for the Ritual Summon of Cyber Angel Vishnu) before performing it. Therefore, you cannot return to the Deck the same monster that was Tributed and sent to the Graveyard.

Q: Skill Drain is face-up on the field. In this situation, if I activate Rank-Up-Magic Cipher Ascension and Special Summon a Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon with its effect, will it also gain 500 ATK for each Level 4 or higher monster on my field? A: When Rank-Up-Magic Cipher Ascension resolves, the Special Summoned Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon gains the effect “This card gains 500 ATK for each Level 4 or higher monster you control.” This effect will be treated as the monster effect of Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon. Therefore, while the effect of Skill Drain is applying, Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon will still gain this effect when Special Summoned by Rank-Up-Magic Cipher Ascension, but it will be negated. (If the effect of Skill Drain stops applying, the gained effect will start to apply normally.)

Q: Can I activate Card Retrieval by targeting a “Flower Cardian” Synchro Monster in my Graveyard such as Flower Cardian Fivelights? A: You can target a “Flower Cardian” Synchro Monster in your Graveyard when you activate Card Retrieval. In this scenario, the targeted Flower Cardian Fivelights is returned to your Extra Deck instead of your hand. In that case, you cannot apply the effect that Special Summons a “Flower Cardian” monster from your hand afterward.

Q: My opponent Special Summons a Flower Cardian Maple with Deer and activates its effect, which destroys a Set Card Retrieval on my field and sends it to the Graveyard. In this case, can I activate the second effect of Card Retrieval that excavates 5 cards from the top of my Deck and allows me to add a Spell/Trap Card among them to my hand? A: In this scenario, since Card Retrieval was sent to the Graveyard by the effect of a “Flower Cardian” monster, you can activate its effect that excavates 5 cards from the top of your Deck and allows you to add a Spell/Trap Card among them to your hand.

Q: Zodiac Sign is face-up in my Field Zone, and its effect prevents my opponent from targeting Beast-Warrior-Type monsters on my field for attacks except for the one(s) with the highest ATK. Zodiac Beast Ram and a Zodiac Beast Bullhorn with Zodiac Beast Marmorat as its only Xyz Material are face-up on my field. If my opponent declares an attack by targeting Zodiac Beast Ram, but I activate the effect of Zodiac Beast Viper from my hand during the Battle Step and attach it as an Xyz Material to Zodiac Beast Bullhorn so that its ATK increases, what happens to the attack? A: The effect of Zodiac Sign prevents your opponent from targeting Beast-Warrior-Type monsters on your field for attacks except for the one(s) with the highest ATK. As in this scenario, even if the ATKs of your Beast-Warrior-Type monsters change after the attack has been declared, no replay occurs. (In this scenario, the attack continues on your Zodiac Beast Ram.)

Q: Zodiac Sign is face-up in my Field Zone, and its effect prevents my opponent from targeting Beast-Warrior-Type monsters on my field for attacks except for the one(s) with the highest ATK. If 2 copies of Zodiac Beast Thoroughblade are the only monsters on my field, can my opponent attack? A: In this scenario, each copy of Zodiac Beast Thoroughblade is the Beast-Warrior-Type monster on your field with the highest ATK. Therefore, your opponent can target either one for an attack.

Q: Zodiac Sign is face-up in my Field Zone, and its effect prevents my opponent from targeting Beast-Warrior-Type monsters on my field for attacks except for the one(s) with the highest ATK. If my opponent has a face-up Attack Position Beast King Barbaros on their field, while I only have a face-up Zodiac Beast Rabbina on my field, can my opponent attack? A: The effect of Zodiac Sign prevents your opponent from targeting Beast-Warrior-Type monsters on your field for attacks, except for the one(s) with the highest ATK that are on your field (you being the player controlling Zodiac Sign). As in this scenario, Beast-Warrior-Type monsters on your opponent’s field do not affect which monsters your opponent can target for attacks. Therefore, since Zodiac Beast Rabbina is the Beast-Warrior-Type monster on your field with the highest ATK, your opponent can target it for an attack.

Q: Zodiac Beast Drancia and Zodiac Beast Wildbow are face-up on my field, and Zodiac Sign is face-up in my Field Zone. In this situation, if my opponent activates Dark Hole, can I apply the third effect of Zodiac Sign and destroy 1 other monster in my hand or field instead? A: Even if 2 or more “Zodiac Beast” monsters on your field would be destroyed at the same time by the effect of Dark Hole, you can apply the third effect of Zodiac Sign. In this scenario, since both Zodiac Beast Drancia and Zodiac Beast Wildbow would be destroyed, you must destroy 1 other monster on your field or hand that is not being destroyed by the effect of Dark Hole. (Since all monsters on the field are being destroyed in this situation, you must choose 1 monster in your hand to destroy instead.)

Q: Can I activate the effect of Elemental Triangle of the Zodiac Beasts that Special Summons a “Zodiac Beast” monster from my Deck by targeting a face-up Vanity’s Emptiness in my Spell & Trap Zone? A: While the effect of Vanity’s Emptiness is applying, neither player can Special Summon monsters, so you cannot activate the effect of Elemental Triangle of the Zodiac Beasts.

Q: I activate the effect of Elemental Triangle of the Zodiac Beasts that Special Summons a “Zodiac Beast” monster from my Deck, targeting itself as the card to destroy. If my opponent chains Mystical Space Typhoon, and destroys Elemental Triangle of the Zodiac Beasts, how does its effect resolve? A: In this scenario, even if you activated the effect of Elemental Triangle of the Zodiac Beasts by targeting itself, if Elemental Triangle of the Zodiac Beasts was destroyed by the effect of a chained Mystical Space Typhoon, its effect is not applied.

Q: I activate the effect of Elemental Triangle of the Zodiac Beasts that Special Summons a “Zodiac Beast” monster from my Deck, targeting a Zodiac Beast Marmorat affected by the effect of Forbidden Lance as the card to destroy. In this case, how does the effect resolve? A: In this scenario, Zodiac Beast Marmorat is not destroyed by the effect of Elemental Triangle of the Zodiac Beasts due to the effect of Forbidden Lance. In that case, you cannot Special Summon a “Zodiac Beast” monster from your Deck.

Q: If a Black Luster Soldier is sent from the Deck to the Graveyard by the effect of The Beginning, can it still be Ritual Summoned from the Graveyard using Super Soldier Origin? A: In this scenario, even if Black Luster Soldier was sent from the Deck to the Graveyard by an effect such as The Beginning, it can be Ritual Summoned from the Graveyard using Super Soldier Origin.

Q: While the effect of my Cost Down is applying, if I activate Super Soldier Origin, which monsters can I choose to send to the Graveyard? A: In this scenario, while the effect of Cost Down is applying, you can send 1 monsters from your hand and 1 monster from your Deck, whose total Levels equal 8 using the reduced Level of the monster in your hand.

Q: If my opponent activates Super Quantal Finisher Alphan Ball, can I Special Summon a Number C88: Gimmick Puppet Disaster Leo from my Extra Deck with its effect? A: If your opponent activates Super Quantal Finisher Alphan Ball, you can Special Summon a Number C88: Gimmick Puppet Disaster Leo from your Extra Deck with its effect. In that case, since Number C88: Gimmick Puppet Disaster Leo will have no Xyz Materials, you will be able to win the Duel during your next End Phase if your opponent’s Life Points are 2000 or less.

Q: During the turn that my opponent activated Scapegoat, can I activate Super Quantal Finisher Alphan Ball? A: If your opponent activated Scapegoat this turn, then they cannot Summon any monsters. Since the effect of Super Quantal Finisher Alphan Ball makes your opponent Special Summon a monster from their Extra Deck, you cannot activate it if your opponent is unable to Summon any monsters.

Q: If the only cards on my opponent’s field are 4 Sheep Tokens that were Special Summoned during a previous turn by the effect of Scapegoat, can I activate Super Quantal Finisher Alphan Ball? A: Even in that situation, you can activate Super Quantal Finisher Alphan Ball. In that case, the Tokens on your opponent’s field disappear instead of returning to the Main Deck. If no cards were returned to the Deck, your opponent cannot Special Summon a monster from their Extra Deck afterward.

Q: If the only card on my opponent’s side of the field is a Fusion, Synchro, or Xyz Monster such as Crystron Griongandr can I activate Super Quantal Finisher Alphan Ball? A: Even in that situation, you can activate Super Quantal Finisher Alphan Ball. In that case, any Fusion, Synchro, and Xyz Monsters on your opponent’s field will be returned to the Extra Deck instead of the Main Deck. Even so, your opponent will then Special Summon a monster from the Extra Deck normally.

Q: The only card on my opponent’s field is a Set card in their Spell & Trap Zone. If I activate Super Quantal Finisher Alphan Ball, but my opponent chains the Set card which is Mystical Space Typhoon, what happens? A: In this scenario, when resolving the effect of Super Quantal Finisher Alphan Ball, the chained Mystical Space Typhoon is not returned to the Deck. In that case, your opponent cannot Special Summon a monster from their Extra Deck afterward. (Mystical Space Typhoon is sent to the Graveyard normally after the Chain resolves.)

Q: An Inzektor Dragonfly on my field is equipped with Inzektor Giga-Mantis, and I have Forbidden Lance Set. If my opponent activates Super Quantal Finisher Alphan Ball, but I chain Forbidden Lance by targeting Inzektor Dragonfly, how does the effect of Super Quantal Finisher Alphan Ball resolve? A: In this scenario, once the effect of Forbidden Lance is applied, Inzektor Dragonfly becomes unaffected by the effects of Spell Cards so it is not returned to the Deck by the effect of Super Quantal Finisher Alphan Ball. Also, Forbidden Lance is not returned to the Deck and is sent to the Graveyard after it resolves. In this case, only Inzektor Giga-Mantis is returned to the Deck, but you will still Special Summon a monster from your Extra Deck.

Q: If there is already a card in my Field Zone, can I activate the second effect of Super Quantal Finisher Alphan Ball from my Graveyard that activates a Super Quantal Mech Ship Magnacarrier directly from my Deck? A: Even if there is already a card in your Field Zone, you can activate the effect of a Super Quantal Finisher Alphan Ball in your Graveyard. In that case, when the effect of Super Quantal Finisher Alphan Ball resolves, the Field Spell Card in your Field Zone is sent to the Graveyard before Super Quantal Mech Ship Magnacarrier is activated from your Deck.

Q: When I activate the second effect of Super Quantal Finisher Alphan Ball from my Graveyard that activates a Super Quantal Mech Ship Magnacarrier directly from my Deck, can my opponent activate Solemn Judgment? A: Solemn Judgment cannot be chained to the effect of Super Quantal Finisher Alphan Ball that activates in the Graveyard. Also, when the second effect of Super Quantal Finisher Alphan Ball resolves, since Super Quantal Mech Ship Magnacarrier is activated as part of the effect, Solemn Judgment still cannot be activated.

Q: Can Mystical Refpanel be chained to Mowing the Neighbor’s Lawn? A: Mystical Refpanel cannot be chained to Mowing the Neighbor’s Lawn. The effect of Mowing the Neighbor’s Lawn is not considered to target 1 player.

Q: If I activate the effect of Destiny HERO – Diamond Dude, and the card revealed from the top of my Deck is Mowing the Neighbor’s Lawn, what happens? A: If the card revealed from the top of your Deck by the effect of Destiny HERO – Diamond Dude is Mowing the Neighbor’s Lawn, since Mowing the Neighbor’s Lawn is a Normal Spell Card, it is sent to the Graveyard normally. During the Main Phase of your next turn, you can activate the effect of Mowing the Neighbor’s Lawn from your Graveyard. However, since the effect of Mowing the Neighbor’s Lawn sends cards from the top of your Deck to the Graveyard until your Deck has the same number of cards as your opponent’s, you cannot activate the effect if your opponent has more cards in their Deck than you.

(This is a case where even though Diamond Dude’s effect ignores costs and activation requirements, the effect is impossible to resolve unless that requirement is met.)

RATE-JP067 Terminal World Next

Q: An Embodiment of Apophis that was Special Summoned as a Normal Monster by its own effect is face-up in my opponent’s Monster Zone. In this scenario, in which situations am I able to activate Terminal World Next? A: Terminal World Next can be activated only if you have no other cards on your field, and your opponent has 3 or less monsters as well as 3 or less Spell/Trap Cards on their field. Otherwise, you cannot activate it. After Embodiment of Apophis is Special Summoned as a Normal Monster by its own effect, it is still also treated as a Trap Card, so if your opponent does not have 3 or less monsters on their field including Embodiment of Apophis, and 3 or less Spell/Trap Cards on their field including Embodiment of Apophis, you cannot activate Terminal World Next.

Q: While the effect of my Terminal World Next is applying, does Terminal World Next itself count towards the number of Spell/Trap Cards I am able to place on the field? A: The effect of Terminal World Next allows each player to only place up to 3 monsters on their field, or up to 3 Spell/Trap Cards on their field. Since Terminal World Next is counted towards the number of Spell/Trap Cards the activating player can place on the field, that player can place up to 2 other Spell/Trap Cards on their field.

Q: While the effect of Terminal World Next is applying, can I Pendulum Summon 4 or more monsters at the same time? A: The effect of Terminal World Next allows each player to only place up to 3 monsters on their field, or up to 3 Spell/Trap Cards on their field. Even if you do not control any monsters, since the effect of Terminal World Next prevents you from placing more than 3 monsters on your field, you cannot Pendulum Summon 4 or more monsters at the same time.

Q: While the effect of Terminal World Next is applying, can I activate Scapegoat? A: The effect of Terminal World Next allows each player to only place up to 3 monsters on their field, or up to 3 Spell/Trap Cards on their field. Even if you do not control any monsters, since the effect of Terminal World Next prevents you from placing more than 3 monsters on your field, you cannot activate Scapegoat.

Q: While the effect of Terminal World Next is applying, if I already have 2 Spell/Trap Cards on my field, can I activate Pop-Up? A: When you activate Pop-Up, since it must be placed in one of your Spell & Trap Zones, it will become the third Spell/Trap Card on your field. If you already have 2 Spell/Trap Cards on your field, the effect of Pop-Up will also place the fourth Spell/Trap Card on your field when the Field Spell Card is activated directly from your Deck. While the effect of Terminal World Next is applying, since you cannot place more than 3 Spell/Trap Cards on your field, you cannot activate Pop-Up in this scenario.

Q: While the effect of Terminal World Next is applying, if I already have 3 monsters on my field, can I activate Mind Control? A: The effect of Terminal World Next allows each player to only place up to 3 monsters on their field, or up to 3 Spell/Trap Cards on their field. Taking control of an opponent’s monster until the End Phase with the effect of Mind Control is NOT treated as placing a monster on the field, so that even if you already have 3 monsters on your field, you can activate Mind Control and take control of an opponent’s monster.

Q: Terminal World Next is face-up on the field. If I activate Monster Reborn while I have no monsters on my field, but my opponent chains Ojama Trio, what happens? A: The effect of Terminal World Next allows each player to only place up to 3 monsters on their field, or up to 3 Spell/Trap Cards on their field. In this scenario, the effect of your opponent’s Ojama Trio Special Summons 3 Ojama Tokens to your side of the field, so you will not be able to place any more monsters on your field. In this case, the effect of Monster Reborn is not applied. (The targeted monster remains in the Graveyard.)

Q: When I activate Terminal World Next, my opponent chains Call of the Haunted. If my opponent now has 4 monsters on their field as a result, how will the effect of Terminal World Next be applied? A: The effect of Terminal World Next allows each player to only place up to 3 monsters on their field, or up to 3 Spell/Trap Cards on their field. In this scenario, the effect of Terminal World Next starts applying after a monster is Special Summoned by the effect of Call of the Haunted, and the 4 monsters on your opponent’s field will remain there. Since your opponent has 4 monsters on their field, the effect of Terminal World Next will prevent any more monsters from being placed on your opponent’s field.

Q: Terminal World Next is face-up on the field. In this situation, the effect of D/D/D Cursed King Siegfried is activated, negating the effects of Terminal World Next until the next Standby Phase. While the effects of Terminal World Next are negated, if I Summon 4 monsters, what happens when the effects of Terminal World Next are no longer negated? A: The effect of Terminal World Next allows each player to only place up to 3 monsters on their field, or up to 3 Spell/Trap Cards on their field. In this scenario, once the effects of Terminal World Next are negated by the effect of D/D/D Cursed King Siegfried, players are able to place more than 3 monsters and more than 3 Spell/Trap Cards on their fields normally. Then, when the effects of Terminal World Next start applying again and you have 4 or more monsters on your field, those monsters will remain intact in their Monster Zones. Since you now have 4 monsters on your field, the effect of Terminal World Next will prevent any more monsters from being placed on your field.

Q: Can I activate Dizzying Winds by targeting a Special Summoned Normal Monster such as Sky Dragoons of Draconia? A: You can activate Dizzying Winds by targeting a Normal Monster as long as it was Special Summoned. (In this scenario, the original ATK of Sky Dragoons of Draconia is halved to 1100.

Q: If I activate 2 copies of Dizzying Winds by targeting a face-up Clear Wing Synchro Dragon on my opponent’s field, what happens to its original ATK? A: Since the effect of Dizzying Winds halves the original ATK of the targeted monster, its ATK is halved further each time the effect another copy is applied. (The result is the same whether both copies of Dizzying Winds were activated on the same Chain or separately.) In this scenario, after the effect of the first Dizzying Winds is applied, the original ATK of Clear Wind Synchro Dragon becomes 1250. After the effect of the second copy is applied, its original ATK becomes 625.

Q: If Dizzying Winds was sent directly from my hand or Deck to the Graveyard by the effects of cards such as Card Destruction or Foolish Burial with Belongings, can I activate the effect that Sets it to my side of the field when my opponent Special Summons a monster from their Extra Deck? A: As long as Dizzying Winds is in your Graveyard, if your opponent Special Summons a monster from their Extra Deck, you can activate the effect that Sets Dizzying Winds to your field. (As in this scenario, you can activate the effect even if Dizzying Winds was sent directly from your hand or Deck to the Graveyard.)

Q: If there are 2 copies of Dizzying Winds in my Graveyard, can I activate the effects of both copies that Set them to my side of the field when my opponent Special Summons a monster from their Extra Deck? A: If there are 2 copies of Dizzying Winds in your Graveyard, you can activate the effects of both when your opponent Special Summons a monster from their Extra Deck, and they will form a Chain.

Q: While the effect of Imperial Iron Wall is applying, if my opponent Special Summons a monster from the Extra Deck, can I activate the effect of a Dizzying Wind in my Graveyard that Sets it to my side of the field? A: Even if the effect of Imperial Iron Wall is applying, you can activate the effect of a Dizzying Winds in your Graveyard, and Set it to your field. Thereafter, when Dizzying Winds leaves the field such as by being destroyed, it is not banished due to the effect of Imperial Iron Wall and is sent to the Graveyard normally.

Q: I have 5 monsters on my side of the field. When a face-up Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon on my field with Xyz Material is destroyed by battle or by an opponent’s card effect and sent to the Graveyard, can I activate Cipher Spectrum? A: In this scenario, when Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, you will have 1 available Monster Zone. Since the effect of Cipher Spectrum is one that Special Summons the destroyed monster from your Graveyard and a monster with the same name from your Extra Deck, for a total of 2 monsters, Cipher Spectrum cannot be activated if you cannot Special Summon both.

Q: Blue-Eyes Spirit Dragon is face-up on my opponent’s field, and its effect that prevents each player from Special Summoning more than 1 monster at the same time is applying. In this situation, when a face-up Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon on my field with Xyz Material is destroyed by battle or by an opponent’s card effect and sent to the Graveyard, can I activate Cipher Spectrum? A: The effect of Cipher Spectrum Special Summons the destroyed monster from your Graveyard and a monster with the same name from your Extra Deck, for a total of 2 monsters. Therefore, while the effect of Blue-Eyes Spirit Dragon is applying, you cannot activate Cipher Spectrum. (Note that if Call of the Haunted is chained to Cipher Spectrum, and Blue-Eyes Spirit Dragon is Special Summoned, the effect of Cipher Spectrum will not apply, and no monsters will be Special Summoned by it.)

Q: When my opponent activates Torrential Tribute and destroys my Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon with Xyz Material, I activate Cipher Spectrum by targeting that Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon. If my opponent chains the effect of their D.D. Crow and banishes that Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon from my Graveyard, how does the effect of Cipher Spectrum resolve? A: If the targeted “Cipher” Xyz Monster is not in your Graveyard when the effect of Cipher Spectrum resolves, it will not be possible to Special Summon it from the Graveyard, so you cannot Special Summon a monster with the same name from your Extra Deck.

Q: If my face-up Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Blade Dragon with Xyz Material is destroyed by battle or by my opponent’s card effect and sent to the Graveyard, can I activate both Cipher Spectrum and the effect of Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Blade Dragon that Special Summons a Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon from my Graveyard? A: In this scenario, the effect of Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Blade Dragon and Cipher Spectrum can both be activated on the same Chain. In that case, the effect of Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Blade Dragon is activated as Chain Link 1 by targeting 1 Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon in your Graveyard, and Cipher Spectrum is activated as Chain Link 2.

Q: I have 2 Set copies of Ancient Gear Reborn. If I activate one Ancient Gear Reborn, can I chain the second copy to it? A: You can only have 1 Ancient Gear Reborn on your field, so when you activate the first copy, you are not able to chain the second copy.

Q: I activated the effect of Ancient Gear Reborn and Special Summoned an Ancient Gear Reactor Dragon. Afterward, if Royal Decree is activated, what happens to the effects of Ancient Gear Reborn? A: In this scenario, a monster Special Summoned by the effect of Ancient Gear Reborn gains 200 ATK. If Royal Decree is then activated, even though the effects of Ancient Gear Reborn are negated, the effect that already resolved will continue to apply. (In this example, the Special Summoned Ancient Gear Reactor Dragon will remain at 3200 ATK.)

Q: I activate Seasonal Direction of the Zodiac Beasts, targeting my face-up Zodiac Beast Wildbow. If Book of Moon is chained, and Zodiac Beast Wildbow is changed to face-down Defense Position, how does Seasonal Direction of the Zodiac Beasts resolve? A: When resolving the effect of Seasonal Direction of the Zodiac Beasts, if the targeted “Zodiac Beast” Xyz Monster has been changed to face-down Defense Position, the effect is not applied. (You do not look through your Deck for a “Zodiac Beast” monster to attach.)

Q: I activate Seasonal Direction of the Zodiac Beasts, targeting my face-up Zodiac Beast Drancia. If Forbidden Lance is chained, and Zodiac Beast Drancia becomes unaffected by Trap effects, how does Seasonal Direction of the Zodiac Beasts resolve? A: When resolving the effect of Seasonal Direction of the Zodiac Beasts, if the targeted “Zodiac Beast” Xyz Monster is unaffected by the effects of Trap Cards, the effect is not applied. (You do not look through your Deck for a “Zodiac Beast” monster to attach.)

Q: When I activate the second effect of Seasonal Direction of the Zodiac Beasts by banishing it from my Graveyard, can I target a “Zodiac Beast” Xyz Monster such as Zodiac Beast Bullhorn? A: When you activate the second effect of Seasonal Direction of the Zodiac Beasts by banishing it from your Graveyard, you can target a “Zodiac Beast” Xyz Monster. In that case, the targeted Xyz Monster is returned to the Extra Deck instead of the Deck, but you still draw 1 card normally.

Q: I activate the second effect of Seasonal Direction of the Zodiac Beasts by banishing it from my Graveyard, targeting a Zodiac Beast Marmorat, Zodiac Beast Viper, Zodiac Beast Bullhorn, Zodiac Beast Tigress, and Elemental Triangle of the Zodiac Beasts in my Graveyard. If my opponent chains the effect of their D.D. Crow, and banishes Zodiac Beast Viper from my Graveyard, how does the effect of Seasonal Direction of the Zodiac Beasts resolve? A: As in this scenario, if any of the 5 “Zodiac Beast” cards targeted with the effect of Seasonal Direction of the Zodiac Beasts is no longer in your Graveyard when it resolves, the effect is not applied. (The remaining 4 “Zodiac Beast” cards in your Graveyard are not returned to the Deck, and you cannot draw a card.)

Q: I activate the effect of Kawanokami, treating a Spiritual Whisper on my field as a Spirit monster. During the End Phase of this turn, when Spiritual Whisper returns to the hand, can I activate the effect of Espirit Healing that destroys 1 card on my opponent’s field? A: As in this scenario, even when a monster that is treated as a Spirit monster by the effect of Kawanokami is returned to the hand, you can activate the effect of Espirit Healing that destroys 1 card on your opponent’s field.

Q: I activate the effect of Kawanokami, treating a Lightning Chidori on my field as a Spirit monster. During the End Phase of this turn, when Lightning Chidori returns to the Extra Deck, can I activate the effect of Espirit Healing that destroys 1 card on my opponent’s field? A: As in this scenario, if a Fusion, Synchro, or Xyz Monster is treated as a Spirit monster by the effect of Kawanokami, it will return to the Extra Deck instead of the hand during the End Phase. In that case, you cannot activate the effect of Espirit Healing.

Q: While the effect of Thunder King Rai-Oh is applying, can I activate The Beginning? A: While the effect of Thunder King Rai-Oh is applying, you cannot add cards from your Deck to your hand except by drawing, so you cannot activate The Beginning. Note that if you activate The Beginning, but Call of the Haunted is chained and Thunder King Rai-Oh is Special Summoned by its effect, you cannot apply the effect of The Beginning. (You do not reveal 3 Warrior-Type monsters from your Deck.)

Q: When resolving the effect of The Beginning, can all 3 revealed Warrior-Type monsters from my Deck be “Black Luster Soldier” or “Gaia the Fierce Knight” monsters? A: When you reveal 3 Warrior-Type monsters from your Deck with the effect of The Beginning, you can choose 3 “Black Luster Soldier” or “Gaia the Fierce Knight” monsters. In that case, your opponent still chooses 1 randomly, and that card is added to your hand while the others are sent to the Graveyard.

Q: If the effect of One Day of Peace that prevents either player from taking damage is applying, can I activate the effect of Shiranui Style Samsara that makes it so that I take no damage for the rest of this turn? A: While the effect of One Day of Peace is applying, you cannot activate the effect of Shiranui Style Samsara that makes it so that you take no damage for the rest of the turn.

Q: After the effect of Shiranui Style Samsara that makes it so that I take no damage for the rest of the turn has been applied, if Shiranui Style Samsara is destroyed by the effect of my opponent’s Mystical Space Typhoon, will I take damage this turn? A: As in this scenario, if the effect of Shiranui Style Samsara already resolved, but Shiranui Style Samsara is then destroyed by a card effect, you will still not take any damage for the rest of this turn.

Q: If I have no cards in my Deck, can I activate the effect of Shiranui Style Samsara that returns 2 of my banished Zombie-Type monsters to my Deck and then allows me to draw 1 card? A: If you have no cards in your Deck, you cannot activate that effect of Shiranui Style Samsara.

Q: Can I activate the effect of Shiranui Style Samsara that returns 2 of my banished Zombie-Type monsters to my Deck, by targeting Shiranui Samuraisaga and Shiranui Shogunsaga? A: As in this scenario, you can activate the effect of Shiranui Style Samsara by targeting 2 of your banished Zombie-Type Synchro Monsters with 0 DEF. In that case, since both Synchro Monsters return to the Extra Deck instead of the Deck, you will draw 1 card without shuffling your Main Deck.

Q: I activate the effect of Shiranui Style Samsara that returns 2 of my banished Zombie-Type monsters to my Deck, targeting Shiranui Spectralsword and Shiranui Shogunsaga. If my opponent chains Burial from a Different Dimension and returns Shiranui Shogunsaga to the Graveyard, how does the effect of Shiranui Style Samsara resolve? A: In this scenario, if one of the targeted Zombie-Type monsters is not banished when resolving the effect of Shiranui Style Samsara due to the effect of Burial from a Different Dimension, you do not return any monsters to the Deck and you cannot draw a card. (In this case, Shiranui Spectralsword remains banished.)

Q: Can I Special Summon 2 copies of Infernoid Patrulea with the effect of Void Madness? A: When resolving the effect of Void Madness, you can Special Summon 2 copies of the Level 4 Infernoid Patrulea. Note that if you do not have 2 or more available Monster Zones, you cannot Special Summon 2 “Infernoid” monsters with the effect of Void Madness.

Q: If I do not have a “Shaddoll” card in my hand, can I activate Purusha Shaddoll Aeon? A: If you do not have a “Shaddoll” card in your hand, you cannot activate Purusha Shaddoll Aeon. Note that you must send a “Shaddoll” card from your hand to the Graveyard when Purusha Shaddoll Aeon resolves, but the effect that changes the targeted monster to face-down Defense Position during the End Phase does not require you to have a “Shaddoll” card in your hand.

Q: While the effect of Macro Cosmos is applying, can I activate Purusha Shaddoll Aeon? A: Even while the effect of Macro Cosmos is applying, you can activate Purusha Shaddoll Aeon. In that case, when the effect resolves, you must banish 1 “Shaddoll” card from your hand instead of sending it to the Graveyard, and the targeted monster does not gain 1000 ATK and DEF, nor is it changed to face-down Defense Position during the End Phase.

Q: While the effect of my opponent’s Dark Simorgh is preventing me from Setting cards, can I activate Purusha Shaddoll Aeon? A: Even while the effect of your opponent’s Dark Simorgh is applying, you can activate Purusha Shaddoll Aeon. In that case, the effect of sending a “Shaddoll” card from your hand to the Graveyard and increasing the targeted monster’s ATK and DEF by 1000 is applied normally. Then, if the effect of Dark Simorgh is still applying during the End Phase, the targeted monster is not changed to face-down Defense Position, and its ATK and DEF will remain increased by 1000 as long as it remains face-up on the field. (Note that during the next turn, although the targeted monster will still gain 1000 ATK and DEF, the effect that changes it to face-down Defense Position will apply again during the End Phase.)

Q: I activate Purusha Shaddoll Aeon by targeting a face-up El Shaddoll Wendigo on my field. If Book of Moon is chained and El Shaddoll Wendigo is changed to face-down Defense Position, or if Compulsory Evacuation Device is chained and returns it to the Extra Deck, how does Purusha Shaddoll Aeon resolve? A: As in these scenarios, if the targeted “Shaddoll” monster is no longer face-up on the field when Purusha Shaddoll Aeon resolves, you still send a “Shaddoll” card from your hand to the Graveyard, but the targeted monster cannot gain 1000 ATK and DEF, and does not change to face-down Defense Position during the End Phase.

Q: I activate Purusha Shaddoll Aeon by targeting a face-up El Shaddoll Winda on my field. If my opponent chains Forbidden Lance and makes El Shaddoll Winda unaffected by Trap effects, how does Purusha Shaddoll Aeon resolve? A: When resolving the effect of Purusha Shaddoll Aeon, even if the targeted “Shaddoll” monster is not affected by the effects of Trap Cards, you still send a “Shaddoll” card from your hand to the Graveyard, but the targeted monster cannot gain 1000 ATK and DEF, and does not change to face-down Defense Position during the End Phase.

Q: While Shaddoll Core is the only card in my hand, I activate Purusha Shaddoll Aeon. If my opponent chains Mind Crush, discarding Shaddoll Core from my hand, how does Purusha Shaddoll Aeon resolve? A: When resolving the effect of Purusha Shaddoll Aeon, if you do not have a “Shaddoll” card in your hand, none of the effects of Purusha Shaddoll Aeon are applied.

Q: Before damage calculation, when my opponent’s Infernoid Attondel is attacking my El Shaddoll Grysta, I activate Purusha Shaddoll Aeon. When the effect resolves, I send Shaddoll Hound from my hand to the Graveyard, and El Shaddoll Grysta gains 1000 ATK and DEF. In this case, if I activate the effect of Shaddoll Hound and change the attacking Infernoid Attondel to Defense Position, how does the battle proceed? A: As in this scenario, if you activated Purusha Shaddoll Aeon before damage calculation and sent Shaddoll Hound from your hand to the Graveyard, the effect of Shaddoll Hound can be activated normally. At this time, if the attacking Infernoid Attondel is changed to Defense Position by the effect of Shaddoll Hound, it is no longer able to attack and the Damage Step ends without damage calculation being performed. Note that even in this case, since El Shaddoll Grysta gained 1000 ATK and DEF, it is changed to face-down Defense Position during the End Phase normally.

Q: If both players each control 5 monsters, can I activate Switch Hero? A: Even in that scenario, you can activate Switch Hero. The effect of Switch Hero switches control of both players’ monsters at the same time, so that even if both players control 5 monsters, the effect is applied normally.

Q: If there is a monster on the field that is affected by Forbidden Lance, can I activate Switch Hero? A: Even in that scenario, you can activate Switch Hero, but since the effect of Switch Hero switches control of both players’ monsters with each other, if any monster on the field is unaffected by Trap effects, the effect of Switch Hero is not applied and no monsters change control. (If Forbidden Lance is chained to Switch Hero, the result is the same.)

Q: If Mataza the Zapper is face-up on the field, can I activate Switch Hero? A: The effect of Switch Hero switches control of both players’ monsters with each other, and since control of Mataza the Zapper cannot be changed while it is face-up on the field, Switch Hero cannot be activated if Mataza the Zapper is face-up on the field.

Q: If I activate 2 copies of Megaswell by targeting the same Goblin Elite Attack Force on my opponent’s field, how are their effects applied? A: When the effect of each Megaswell resolved, the ATK and DEF of the targeted monster becomes double its current ATK and DEF. (The result is the same whether both copies of Megaswell were activated on the same Chain or separately.) In this scenario, after the effect of the first Megaswell is applied, the ATK and DEF of Goblin Elite Attack Force become 4400 and 3000 respectively. After the effect of the second copy is applied, its ATK and DEF become 8800 and 6000 respectively.

Q: If I activate Megaswell, but Book of Moon is chained so that the targeted monster is changed to face-down Defense Position, how does Megaswell resolve? A: If the monster targeted by Megaswell is in face-down Defense Position when the effect resolves, the effect is not applied. (That monster’s ATK and DEF do not change, and it is still able to attack directly.)

Q: I activated Megaswell by targeting my opponent’s Goblin Elite Attack Force. After the effect resolves, if Book of Moon is activated and Goblin Elite Attack Force is changed to face-down Defense Position, will the effects of Megaswell continue to apply? A: After the effect of Megaswell resolves, if the affected monster is changed to face-down Defense Position, the effects are no longer applied. (That monster’s ATK and DEF return to their original values, and it will be able to attack directly.)

Q: My opponent declares a direct attack with Goblin Attack Force. During the Battle Step, if I activate Megaswell by targeting that Goblin Attack Force, what happens to the attack? A: In this scenario, if the effect of Megaswell is applied to Goblin Attack Force, it is no longer able to attack directly and a replay occurs. (If there is a monster on your field that can be targeted for an attack, your opponent can attack that monster, but otherwise your opponent will not be able to reselect an attack target and must cancel the attack.)

Q: My opponent declares a direct attack with Goblin Attack Force. During the Damage Step, if I activate Megaswell by targeting that Goblin Attack Force, what happens to the attack? A: In this scenario, if the effect of Megaswell is applied to Goblin Attack Force during the Damage Step, the attack continues normally, but no further direct attacks can be made by that monster. (Therefore, in this case, damage calculation is performed while Goblin Attack Force has 4600 ATK, and you take the damage.)